Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc.

Decided June 7, 1984. Joseph R. Grodin wrote the opinion for the court.

36 Cal. 3d 171 · Cited 727 times

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• Hergenrether v. East · 61 Cal. 2d 440
• People v. Medina · 492 P.2d 686
• Rowland v. Christian · 69 Cal. 2d 108
• Thompson v. County of Alameda · 614 P.2d 728
• Richardson v. Ham · 44 Cal. 2d 772
• Murray v. Wright · 166 Cal. App. 2d 589
• Rose v. Superior Court · 569 P.2d 727
• Corwin v. Los Angeles Newspaper Service Bureau, Inc. · 484 P.2d 953
• Consumers Lobby Against Monopolies v. Public Utilities Commission · 603 P.2d 41
• Busick v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board · 500 P.2d 1386
• Hedlund v. Superior Court · 669 P.2d 41
• Price v. Civil Service Commission · 604 P.2d 1365
• Overstreet v. County of Butte · 57 Cal. 2d 504
• Panos v. Great Western Packing Co. · 21 Cal. 2d 636
• People v. Berger · 282 P.2d 509
• Greenfield v. Mather · 32 Cal. 2d 23
• City of Vernon v. Superior Court · 38 Cal. 2d 509
• Funeral Dirs. Ass'n. v. Bd. of Funeral Dirs. & Embalmers · 22 Cal. 2d 104
• People ex rel. Mulford v. Turner · 1 Cal. 143
• Healdsburg Police Officers Ass'n v. City of Healdsburg · 57 Cal. App. 3d 444
• City of Culver City v. Superior Court · 38 Cal. 2d 535
• Enders v. Apcoa, Inc. · 55 Cal. App. 3d 897
• People v. District Court of Appeal · 222 P. 353
• Blumenthal v. Superior Court · 103 Cal. App. 3d 317

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