Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. G. W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co.

Decided July 11, 1968. Roger J. Traynor wrote the opinion for the court.

69 Cal. 2d 33 · Cited 846 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.

• Bushnell v. Bushnell · 131 A. 432
• Nofziger v. Holman · 61 Cal. 2d 526
• Universal Sales Corp. v. California Press Manufacturing Co. · 20 Cal. 2d 751
• Hulse v. Juillard Fancy Foods Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 571
• Parsons v. Bristol Development Co. · 62 Cal. 2d 861
• Continental Baking Co. v. Katz · 68 Cal. 2d 512
• Coast Bank v. Minderhout · 61 Cal. 2d 311
• Goldman v. Ecco-Phoenix Electric Corp. · 62 Cal. 2d 40
• Beneficial Fire & Casualty Insurance v. Kurt Hitke & Co. · 46 Cal. 2d 517
• Markley v. Beagle · 66 Cal. 2d 951
• Lemm v. Stillwater Land & Cattle Co. · 19 P.2d 785
• Harvey Machine Co. v. Hatzel · 54 Cal. 2d 445
• Pearson v. State Social Welfare Board · 54 Cal. 2d 184
• Hurst v. Lake Co., Inc. · 16 P.2d 627
• Imbach v. Schultz · 58 Cal. 2d 858
• Kastner v. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority · 63 Cal. 2d 52
• Barham v. Barham · 33 Cal. 2d 416
• George v. Bekins Van & Storage Co. · 33 Cal. 2d 834
• Dewhirst v. Leopold · 229 P. 30
• Ermolieff v. R. K. O. Radio Pictures, Inc. · 19 Cal. 2d 543
• Stickel v. San Diego Electric Railway Co. · 32 Cal. 2d 157
• Malinson v. Black · 83 Cal. App. 2d 375
• Behr v. County of Santa Cruz · 172 Cal. App. 2d 697
• Mallarino v. Hammersmith · 225 P.2d 218
• Body-Steffner Co. v. Flotill Products, Inc. · 63 Cal. App. 2d 555

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