State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Saliter v. Pierce Brothers Mortuaries

Decided May 24, 1978. Clarke E. Stephens wrote the opinion for the court.

81 Cal. App. 3d 292 · Cited 68 times

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G. D. Searle & Co. v. Superior Court · 49 Cal. App. 3d 22
Allred v. Bekins Wide World Van Services · 45 Cal. App. 3d 984
Bradler v. Craig · 274 Cal. App. 2d 466
Baker v. Beech Aircraft Corp. · 39 Cal. App. 3d 315
Neel v. Magana, Olney, Levy, Cathcart & Gelfand · 491 P.2d 421
Warrington v. Charles Pfizer & Co. · 274 Cal. App. 2d 564
Southern Pacific Co. v. City & County of San Francisco · 62 Cal. 2d 50
Pashley v. Pacific Electric Railway Co. · 25 Cal. 2d 226
Huysman v. Kirsch · 6 Cal. 2d 302
Cain v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 62 Cal. App. 3d 310
Northwestern Portland Cement Co. v. Atlantic Portland Cement Co. · 163 P. 47
Phillips v. Standard Accident Insurance · 180 Cal. App. 2d 474
Arndt v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board · 56 Cal. App. 3d 139
Marino v. County of Tuolumne · 118 Cal. App. 2d 675
James v. Superior Court · 261 Cal. App. 2d 415
Bowman v. McPheeters · 77 Cal. App. 2d 795
Brown v. Martin · 25 Cal. 82

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