Seffert v. Los Angeles Transit Lines

Decided August 17, 1961. Roger J. Traynor wrote the opinion for the court.

56 Cal. 2d 498 · Cited 179 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Leming v. Oilfields Trucking Co. · 44 Cal. 2d 343
• Zibbell v. Southern Pacific Co. · 116 P. 513
• Roedder v. Lindsley · 28 Cal. 2d 820
• Crane v. Smith · 23 Cal. 2d 288
• Johnston v. Long · 30 Cal. 2d 54
• Hardin v. San Jose City Lines, Inc. · 41 Cal. 2d 432
• Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc. · 161 A.2d 69
• Peterson v. Lamb Rubber Co. · 54 Cal. 2d 339
• Crystal Pier Amusement Co. v. Cannan · 25 P.2d 839
• McNulty v. Southern Pacific Co. · 216 P.2d 534
• Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 24 Cal. 2d 453
• Burr v. Sherwin Williams Co. · 268 P.2d 1041
• Blank v. Coffin · 20 Cal. 2d 457
• Zentz v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 247 P.2d 344
• State Rubbish Collectors Ass'n v. Siliznoff · 240 P.2d 282
• Leet v. Union Pacific Railroad · 25 Cal. 2d 605
• Shaw v. Pacific Greyhound Lines · 50 Cal. 2d 153
• Lindemann v. San Joaquin Cotton Oil Co. · 5 Cal. 2d 480
• People v. Purvis · 52 Cal. 2d 871
• Clifford v. Ruocco · 39 Cal. 2d 327
• Holder v. Key System · 88 Cal. App. 2d 925
• Connolly v. Pre-Mixed Concrete Co. · 49 Cal. 2d 483
• Mondine v. Sarlin · 11 Cal. 2d 593
• Gluckstein v. Lipsett · 93 Cal. App. 2d 391
• Williams v. City of Long Beach · 42 Cal. 2d 716

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