Ochoa v. Superior Court

Decided July 29, 1985. Joseph R. Grodin wrote the opinion for the court.

703 P.2d 1 · Cited 226 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Dillon v. Legg · 68 Cal. 2d 728
• Molien v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 616 P.2d 813
• Justus v. Atchison · 565 P.2d 122
• Jansen v. Children's Hospital Medical Center · 31 Cal. App. 3d 22
• Archibald v. Braverman · 275 Cal. App. 2d 253
• Mobaldi v. Regents of University of California · 55 Cal. App. 3d 573
• Parsons v. Superior Court · 81 Cal. App. 3d 506
• Leong Ex Rel. Petagno v. Takasaki · 520 P.2d 758
• Hathaway v. Superior Court · 112 Cal. App. 3d 728
• Kelley v. Kokua Sales and Supply, Ltd. · 532 P.2d 673
• Kately v. Wilkinson · 148 Cal. App. 3d 576
• Hair v. County of Monterey · 45 Cal. App. 3d 538
• Austin v. Regents of University of California · 89 Cal. App. 3d 354
• Krouse v. Graham · 562 P.2d 1022
• Marina Point, Ltd. v. Wolfson · 640 P.2d 115
• Campbell v. ANIMAL QUARANTINE STATION, ETC. · 632 P.2d 1066
• Powers v. Sissoev · 39 Cal. App. 3d 865
• Accounts Adjustment Bureau v. Cooperman · 158 Cal. App. 3d 844
• Rowland v. Christian · 69 Cal. 2d 108
• Fletcher v. Western National Life Insurance · 10 Cal. App. 3d 376
• Alcorn v. Anbro Engineering, Inc. · 468 P.2d 216
• Weirum v. RKO General, Inc. · 539 P.2d 36
• Serrano v. Unruh · 652 P.2d 985
• Williams v. Horvath · 548 P.2d 1125
• Turpin v. Sortini · 643 P.2d 954

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• Ess v. Eskaton Properties, Inc. · 118 Cal. Rptr. 2d 240
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• Coon v. Joseph · 192 Cal. App. 3d 1269
• Christensen v. Superior Court · 820 P.2d 181
• Soto v. Royal Globe Insurance · 184 Cal. App. 3d 420
• Budavari v. Barry · 176 Cal. App. 3d 849
• Johnson v. Rogers · 763 P.2d 771
• Krupnick v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 28 Cal. App. 4th 185
• Martinez v. County of Los Angeles · 186 Cal. App. 3d 884
• Cohen v. NuVasive, Inc. · 164 Cal. App. 4th 868
• Hurlbut v. Sonora Community Hospital · 207 Cal. App. 3d 388
• Goodwin v. Reilley · 176 Cal. App. 3d 86
• Morton v. Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital · 187 Cal. App. 4th 926
• Ess v. Eskaton Properties, Inc. · 97 Cal. App. 4th 120
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