Rowland v. Christian

Decided August 8, 1968. Raymond E. Peters wrote the opinion for the court.

69 Cal. 2d 108 · Cited 1,329 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.

• Hansen v. Richey · 237 Cal. App. 2d 475
• Anderson v. Anderson · 251 Cal. App. 2d 409
• Oettinger v. Stewart · 24 Cal. 2d 133
• Jones v. United States · 362 U.S. 257
• Lipman v. Brisbane Elementary School District · 359 P.2d 465
• O'Keefe v. South End Rowing Club · 64 Cal. 2d 729
• VIRGINIA CHANCE v. Lawry's, Inc. · 374 P.2d 185
• Fernandez v. Consolidated Fisheries, Inc. · 219 P.2d 73
• Dillon v. Legg · 68 Cal. 2d 728
• Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique · 358 U.S. 625
• Muskopf v. Corning Hospital District · 55 Cal. 2d 211
• Stationers Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. · 62 Cal. 2d 412
• Stewart v. Cox · 55 Cal. 2d 857
• Schwartz v. Helms Bakery Limited · 67 Cal. 2d 232
• Joslin v. Marin Municipal Water District · 429 P.2d 889
• Green v. General Petroleum Corp. · 270 P. 952
• Hergenrether v. East · 61 Cal. 2d 440
• Taylor v. New Jersey Highway Authority · 126 A.2d 313
• Merrill v. Buck · 375 P.2d 304
• Biakanja v. Irving · 49 Cal. 2d 647
• Malloy v. Fong · 232 P.2d 241
• Raymond v. Paradise Unified School District · 218 Cal. App. 2d 1
• Perkins v. Blauth · 127 P. 50
• Warner v. Santa Catalina Island Co. · 44 Cal. 2d 310
• Hinds v. Wheadon · 19 Cal. 2d 458

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