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Pettus v. Cole

Decided September 12, 1996. Michael J. Phelan wrote the opinion for the court.

49 Cal. App. 4th 402 · Cited 55 times

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Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California · 551 P.2d 334
Luck v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co. · 218 Cal. App. 3d 1
Gantt v. Sentry Insurance · 824 P.2d 680
Semore v. Pool · 217 Cal. App. 3d 1087
Foley v. Interactive Data Corp. · 765 P.2d 373
Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 610 P.2d 1330
Briscoe v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc. · 483 P.2d 34
Cutter v. Brownbridge · 183 Cal. App. 3d 836
Harris v. Capital Growth Investors XIV · 805 P.2d 873
Petermann v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 396 · 344 P.2d 25
Ribas v. Clark · 696 P.2d 637
San Francisco Taxpayers Assn. v. Board of Supervisors · 828 P.2d 147
Heller v. Norcal Mutual Insurance · 876 P.2d 999
Hunter v. Up-Right, Inc. · 864 P.2d 88
Long Beach City Employees Assn. v. City of Long Beach · 719 P.2d 660
Dyna-Med, Inc. v. Fair Employment & Housing Commission · 743 P.2d 1323
Silberg v. Anderson · 786 P.2d 365
Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd. · 869 P.2d 454
Rose v. State of California · 19 Cal. 2d 713
Rojo v. Kliger · 801 P.2d 373
Common Cause v. Board of Supervisors · 777 P.2d 610
Roberts v. Superior Court · 508 P.2d 309
Hentzel v. Singer Co. · 138 Cal. App. 3d 290
Porten v. University of San Francisco · 64 Cal. App. 3d 825

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