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Rodriguez v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.

Decided December 21, 1978. Edwin L. Jefferson wrote the opinion for the court.

87 Cal. App. 3d 626 · Cited 95 times

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Rossmoor Sanitation, Inc. v. Pylon, Inc. · 532 P.2d 97
Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co. · 532 P.2d 1226
Brokopp v. Ford Motor Co. · 71 Cal. App. 3d 841
Niles v. City of San Rafael · 42 Cal. App. 3d 230
American Motorcycle Assn. v. Superior Court · 578 P.2d 899
Bertero v. National General Corp. · 529 P.2d 608
Witt v. Jackson · 366 P.2d 641
Rodriguez v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. · 525 P.2d 669
Helfend v. Southern California Rapid Transit District · 465 P.2d 61
E. L. White, Inc. v. City of Huntington Beach · 579 P.2d 505
City of Los Angeles v. Decker · 558 P.2d 545
Fifield Manor v. Finston · 54 Cal. 2d 632
Arbaugh v. Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Co. · 80 Cal. App. 3d 500
Parsons v. Bristol Development Co. · 62 Cal. 2d 861
Krouse v. Graham · 562 P.2d 1022
Seffert v. Los Angeles Transit Lines · 56 Cal. 2d 498
People v. Sam · 71 Cal. 2d 194
Hasson v. Ford Motor Co. · 564 P.2d 857
Solgaard v. Guy F. Atkinson Co. · 491 P.2d 821
County of San Diego v. Sanfax Corp. · 568 P.2d 363
De Cruz v. Reid · 69 Cal. 2d 217
People v. Gibson · 56 Cal. App. 3d 119
Markley v. Beagle · 66 Cal. 2d 951
Gonzales v. R. J. Novick Construction Co. · 575 P.2d 1190
People v. Spencer · 458 P.2d 43

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