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Ritchie v. Anchor Casualty Co.

Decided August 25, 1955. Allen W. Ashburn wrote the opinion for the court.

135 Cal. App. 2d 245 · Cited 98 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.

O'MORROW v. Borad · 27 Cal. 2d 794
Richards v. Travelers Insurance Co. · 89 Cal. 170
Jones v. Kelly · 280 P. 942
St. Louis Dressed Beef & Provision Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 201 U.S. 173
Zuckerman v. Underwriters at Lloyd's · 42 Cal. 2d 460
Ogilvie v. Aetna Life Insurance Co. · 209 P. 26
Olinsky v. Railway Mail Assn. · 189 P. 835
Peterson v. Sherman · 68 Cal. App. 2d 706
Viner v. Untrecht · 26 Cal. 2d 261
Eads v. Marks · 39 Cal. 2d 807
Klein v. Duchess Sandwich Co., Ltd. · 14 Cal. 2d 272
Vaccarezza v. Sanguinetti · 71 Cal. App. 2d 687
Bahlman v. Hudson Motor Car Co. · 288 N.W. 309
Basler v. Sacramento Elec., Gas & Ry. · 134 P. 993
Price v. Occidental Life Ins. Co. · 147 P. 1175
Automobile Insurance Co. v. Union Oil Co. · 85 Cal. App. 2d 302
DeMirjian v. Ideal Heating Corp. · 91 Cal. App. 2d 905
MacCo Construction Co. v. Fickert · 76 Cal. App. 2d 295
Anger v. Borden · 38 Cal. 2d 136
Gosling v. Nichols · 59 Cal. App. 2d 442
Losleben v. California State Life Insurance · 24 P.2d 825
Rushing v. Pickwick Stages System · 298 P. 150
Rooney v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n · 74 Cal. App. 2d 885
Girard v. Commercial Standard Insurance · 66 Cal. App. 2d 483
Boyle v. National Cas. Co. · 84 A.2d 614

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