People v. Symons

Decided December 9, 1960. Thomas P. White wrote the opinion for the court.

54 Cal. 2d 855 · Cited 61 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• People v. Ricciardi · 23 Cal. 2d 390
• Rose v. State of California · 19 Cal. 2d 713
• Campbell v. United States · 266 U.S. 368
• Eachus v. Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway Co. · 103 Cal. 614
• Barnes v. Commonwealth · 305 Mass. 339
• Bacich v. Board of Control · 23 Cal. 2d 343
• Reardon v. City of San Francisco · 66 Cal. 492
• Clement v. State Reclamation Board · 220 P.2d 897
• Bauer v. County of Ventura · 45 Cal. 2d 276
• People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Russell · 309 P.2d 10
• Williams v. Los Angeles Ry. Co. · 89 P. 330
• Stoner v. Iowa State Highway Commission · 287 N.W. 269
• Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. v. Campbell · 34 Idaho 601
• Keller v. Miller · 63 Colo. 304

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• Public Service Co. of New Mexico v. Catron · 646 P.2d 561
• People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Hurd · 205 Cal. App. 2d 16
• Rosenthal v. City of Los Angeles · 193 Cal. App. 2d 29
• Breidert v. Southern Pacific Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 659
• Pierce v. Northeast Lake Washington Sewer & Water District · 870 P.2d 305
• Brumer v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority · 36 Cal. App. 4th 1738
• Brumer v. LOS ANGELES CTY. METRO. TRANSP. AUTH. · 36 Cal. App. 4th 1738
• Varjabedian v. City of Madera · 572 P.2d 43
• People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Ramos · 460 P.2d 992
• People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Nyrin · 256 Cal. App. 2d 288
• People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Romano · 18 Cal. App. 3d 63
• People Ex Rel. Department Public Works v. Elsmore · 229 Cal. App. 2d 809
• Uvodich v. Arizona Board of Regents · 453 P.2d 229
• Muskopf v. Corning Hospital District · 55 Cal. 2d 211
• Pierpont Inn, Inc. v. State of California · 70 Cal. 2d 282
• Colberg, Inc. v. State of California Ex Rel. Dept. Pub. Wks. · 67 Cal. 2d 408
• City of Baldwin Park v. Stoskus · 503 P.2d 1333
• San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board v. Price Co. · 37 Cal. App. 4th 1541
• Aaron v. City of Los Angeles · 40 Cal. App. 3d 471
• People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Lagiss · 223 Cal. App. 2d 23
• Lombardy v. Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. · 266 Cal. App. 2d 599
• Youngblood v. Los Angeles County Flood Control District · 56 Cal. 2d 603
• People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Curtis · 255 Cal. App. 2d 378

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