Serrano v. Unruh

Decided October 28, 1982. Frank K. Richardson wrote the opinion for the court.

652 P.2d 985 · Cited 293 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.

• Serrano v. Priest · 569 P.2d 1303
• Woodland Hills Residents Ass'n v. City Council of Los Angeles · 593 P.2d 200
• Mandel v. Lackner · 92 Cal. App. 3d 747
• County of Inyo v. City of Los Angeles · 78 Cal. App. 3d 82
• Gabrielson v. City of Long Beach · 363 P.2d 883
• Serrano v. Priest · 557 P.2d 929
• Save El Toro Assn. v. Days · 98 Cal. App. 3d 544
• Central Railroad & Banking Co. of Ga. v. Pettus · 113 U.S. 116
• Mandel v. Hodges · 54 Cal. App. 3d 596
• Friends Of\ · 106 Cal. App. 3d 988
• Fletcher v. A. J. Industries, Inc. · 266 Cal. App. 2d 313
• Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 434 U.S. 412
• D'AMICO v. Board of Medical Examiners · 520 P.2d 10
• Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
• Williams v. Horvath · 548 P.2d 1125
• Bauguess v. Paine · 586 P.2d 942
• Mandel v. Myers · 629 P.2d 935
• Wilson v. Wilson · 352 P.2d 725
• Le Blanc v. Swoap · 548 P.2d 704
• Kennedy v. Wollenberg · 53 Cal. 2d 124
• Knoff v. City & County of San Francisco · 1 Cal. App. 3d 184
• Associated Convalescent Enterprises v. Carl Marks & Co. · 33 Cal. App. 3d 116
• T.E.D. Bearing Co. v. Walter E. Heller & Co. · 38 Cal. App. 3d 59
• Young v. Redman · 55 Cal. App. 3d 827
• Rich v. City of Benicia · 98 Cal. App. 3d 428

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