State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Principal Mutual Life Insurance v. Vars, Pave, McCord & Freedman

Decided August 12, 1998. Ramona G. Perez wrote the opinion for the court.

77 Cal. Rptr. 2d 479 · Cited 53 times

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Dover Mobile Estates v. Fiber Form Products, Inc. · 220 Cal. App. 3d 1494
Mannon v. Pesula · 59 Cal. App. 2d 597
Morehart v. County of Santa Barbara · 872 P.2d 143
Aceves v. Regal Pale Brewing Co. · 595 P.2d 619
Unilogic, Inc. v. Burroughs Corp. · 10 Cal. App. 4th 612
Harper v. Wausau Insurance · 56 Cal. App. 4th 1079
R. J. Cardinal Co. v. Ritchie · 218 Cal. App. 2d 124
Levi Strauss & Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 184 Cal. App. 3d 1479
Miller v. Citizens Sav. & Loan Assn. · 248 Cal. App. 2d 655
Brawley v. Crosby Research Foundation, Inc. · 73 Cal. App. 2d 103
Eidsmore v. RBB, INC. · 25 Cal. App. 4th 189
MacAulay v. Norlander · 12 Cal. App. 4th 1
Bank of America National Trust & Saving Ass'n v. Hirsch Mercantile Co. · 64 Cal. App. 2d 175
Dick v. Woolson · 106 Cal. App. 2d 415
Marina Tenants Ass'n v. Deauville Marina Development Co. · 181 Cal. App. 3d 122
McDermott v. Burke · 16 Cal. 580

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