Phelan v. Superior Court

Decided May 9, 1950. Phil S. Gibson wrote the opinion for the court.

35 Cal. 2d 363 · Cited 181 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.

• Shrimpton v. Superior Court of L. A.Cty. · 22 Cal. 2d 562
• Holtum v. Grief · 78 P. 11
• Garoutte v. Haley · 104 Cal. 497
• Bentley v. Hurlburt · 96 P. 890
• Lincoln v. Superior Court of L.A. Cty. · 22 Cal. 2d 304
• Stanton v. Superior Court of California · 261 P. 1001
• Stoddard v. Superior Court · 108 Cal. 303
• Ivory v. Superior Court · 12 Cal. 2d 455
• Whitley v. Superior Court · 18 Cal. 2d 75
• California Trust Co. v. Cassidy · 6 Cal. 2d 154
• Treat v. Superior Court · 7 Cal. 2d 636
• Kahn v. Smith · 23 Cal. 2d 12
• Andrews v. Police Court of Stockton · 21 Cal. 2d 479
• Trubowitch v. Riverbank Canning Co. · 30 Cal. 2d 335
• Akley v. Bassett · 209 P. 576
• Wells Fargo & Co. v. City & County of San Francisco · 25 Cal. 2d 37
• Gray v. Hall · 265 P. 246
• Canadian & American Mortgage & Trust Co. v. Clarita Land & Investment Co. · 74 P. 301
• Estate of Keet · 15 Cal. 2d 328
• Johnston v. Southern Pacific Co. · 89 P. 348
• Diamond v. Superior Court · 210 P. 36
• People v. Superior Court · 4 Cal. 2d 136
• Lankton v. Superior Court · 5 Cal. 2d 694
• Wilcox v. Sway · 69 Cal. App. 2d 560
• Halpern v. Superior Court · 212 P. 916

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• Key System Transit Lines v. Superior Court · 222 P.2d 867
• City of San Diego v. Superior Court · 224 P.2d 685
• Lohr v. Superior Court · 111 Cal. App. 2d 231
• Hogya v. Superior Court · 75 Cal. App. 3d 122
• Glogau v. Hagan · 107 Cal. App. 2d 313
• Science Applications International Corp. v. Superior Court · 39 Cal. App. 4th 1095
• MAURO B. v. Superior Court · 230 Cal. App. 3d 949
• Grimsley v. Board of Supervisors · 169 Cal. App. 3d 960
• Annette F. v. Sharon S. · 30 Cal. Rptr. 3d 914
• In Re Carmen · 313 P.2d 817
• Barnard v. Municipal Court · 142 Cal. App. 2d 324
• People v. Superior Court · 140 Cal. App. 2d 510
• Auto Equity Sales, Inc. v. Superior Court · 57 Cal. 2d 450
• Neal v. State of California · 55 Cal. 2d 11
• Ballard v. Superior Court of San Diego County · 64 Cal. 2d 159
• People v. Banks · 53 Cal. 2d 370
• Bauguess v. Paine · 586 P.2d 942
• Riverisland Cold Storage, Inc. v. Fresno-Madera Production Credit Ass'n · 55 Cal. 4th 1169
• In Re Marriage of Skelley · 556 P.2d 297
• Powers v. City of Richmond · 893 P.2d 1160
• Aced v. Hobbs-Sesack Plumbing Co. · 55 Cal. 2d 573
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Superior Court · 47 Cal. 2d 428
• Gagnon Co., Inc. v. Nevada Desert Inn · 45 Cal. 2d 448
• Kirkpatrick v. Edgar M. · 537 P.2d 406
• H. D. Arnaiz Ltd. v. County of San Joaquin · 118 Cal. Rptr. 2d 71

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