State Supreme Court / Cal.

Phillips v. Desert Hospital District

Decided October 16, 1989. Marcus Maurice Kaufman wrote the opinion for the court.

780 P.2d 349 · Cited 100 times

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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.

Foster v. McFadden · 30 Cal. App. 3d 943
Lutz v. Tri-City Hospital · 179 Cal. App. 3d 807
Tyus v. City of Los Angeles · 74 Cal. App. 3d 667
Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 610 P.2d 1330
City of San Jose v. Superior Court · 525 P.2d 701
Blank v. Kirwan · 703 P.2d 58
Alcorn v. Anbro Engineering, Inc. · 468 P.2d 216
Williams v. Horvath · 548 P.2d 1125
Scruggs v. Haynes · 252 Cal. App. 2d 256
Lesko v. Superior Court · 127 Cal. App. 3d 476

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