State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Patent Scaffolding Co. v. William Simpson Construction Co.

Decided November 29, 1967. Shirley M. Hufstedler wrote the opinion for the court.

256 Cal. App. 2d 506 · Cited 119 times

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Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Starley · 28 Cal. 2d 347
City of Salinas v. Souza & McCue Construction Co. · 66 Cal. 2d 217
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Kleinman · 149 Cal. App. 2d 404
Offer v. Superior Court · 228 P. 11
Meyer Koulish Co. v. Cannon · 213 Cal. App. 2d 419
Royal Indemnity Co. v. Security Truck Lines · 212 Cal. App. 2d 61
Continental Casualty Co. v. Phoenix Construction Co. · 46 Cal. 2d 423
Continental Casualty Co. v. Zurich Insurance · 57 Cal. 2d 27
American Alliance Insurance Co v. Capital National Bank of Sacramento · 75 Cal. App. 2d 787
J. G. Boswell Co. v. W. D. Felder & Co. · 103 Cal. App. 2d 767
Chelini v. Nieri · 32 Cal. 2d 480
Eads v. Marks · 39 Cal. 2d 807
Southall v. Security Title Insurance & Guarantee Co. · 112 Cal. App. 2d 321
Lewis v. County of Contra Costa · 130 Cal. App. 2d 176
In Re Future Manufacturing Cooperative, Inc. · 165 F. Supp. 111
Dutton Dredge Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 29 P.2d 316
Transportation Guarantee Co. v. Jellins · 29 Cal. 2d 242

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