State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Shepard v. Alexian Brothers Hospital, Inc.

Decided July 24, 1973. Robert F. Kane wrote the opinion for the court.

33 Cal. App. 3d 606 · Cited 53 times

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Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
Price v. Shell Oil Co. · 466 P.2d 722
Seely v. White Motor Co. · 403 P.2d 145
Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 256
Elmore v. American Motors Corp. · 70 Cal. 2d 578
Pike v. Frank G. Hough Co. · 467 P.2d 229
Cunningham v. MacNeal Memorial Hospital · 266 N.E.2d 897
Aced v. Hobbs-Sesack Plumbing Co. · 55 Cal. 2d 573
Gottsdanker v. Cutter Laboratories · 182 Cal. App. 2d 602
Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 24 Cal. 2d 453
Gagne v. Bertran · 43 Cal. 2d 481
Hoffman v. Misericordia Hospital · 439 Pa. 501
Kriegler v. Eichler Homes, Inc. · 269 Cal. App. 2d 224
Carmichael v. Reitz · 17 Cal. App. 3d 958
Barth v. B. F. Goodrich Tire Co. · 265 Cal. App. 2d 228
Silverhart v. Mount Zion Hospital · 20 Cal. App. 3d 1022
Grinnell v. Charles Pfizer & Co. · 274 Cal. App. 2d 424
Garcia v. Halsett · 3 Cal. App. 3d 319
McClaflin v. Bayshore Equipment Rental Co. · 274 Cal. App. 2d 446
Johnson v. Standard Brands Paint Co. · 274 Cal. App. 2d 331

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