Oakes v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.

Decided May 8, 1969. Fred R. Pierce wrote the opinion for the court.

272 Cal. App. 2d 645 · Cited 50 times

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• Crane v. Sears Roebuck & Co. · 218 Cal. App. 2d 855
• Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
• Leming v. Oilfields Trucking Co. · 44 Cal. 2d 343
• Canifax v. Hercules Powder Co. · 237 Cal. App. 2d 44
• Love v. Wolf · 226 Cal. App. 2d 378
• Magee v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. · 214 Cal. App. 2d 340
• Simmons v. Rhodes & Jamieson, Ltd. · 46 Cal. 2d 190
• Esborg v. Bailey Drug Co. · 378 P.2d 298
• Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing Co. v. Superior Court · 268 P.2d 199
• Erickson v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 240 Cal. App. 2d 793
• Howard v. Avon Products, Inc. · 395 P.2d 1007
• Vaughn v. Certified Life Insurance · 238 Cal. App. 2d 177
• Straughter v. Safety Savings & Loan Assn. · 244 Cal. App. 2d 159
• Garter v. Metzdorf Associates · 217 Cal. App. 2d 812

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