Smith v. Adventist Health System/West

Decided March 4, 2010. Betty L. Dawson wrote the opinion for the court.

182 Cal. App. 4th 729 · Cited 76 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.

• Smith v. Selma Community Hospital · 164 Cal. App. 4th 1478
• People v. Barragan · 83 P.3d 480
• Continental Baking Co. v. Katz · 68 Cal. 2d 512
• People v. Simon · 25 P.3d 598
• Cohen v. Board of Supervisors · 707 P.2d 840
• ABBA Rubber Co. v. Seaquist · 235 Cal. App. 3d 1
• Conover v. Hall · 523 P.2d 682
• Guz v. Bechtel National, Inc. · 8 P.3d 1089
• Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc. · 900 P.2d 619
• Parsons v. Bristol Development Co. · 62 Cal. 2d 861
• People v. Williams · 751 P.2d 395
• People Ex Rel. Deparment of Corporations. v. Speedee Oil Change Systems, Inc. · 980 P.2d 371
• People Ex Rel. Gallo v. Acuna · 14 Cal. 4th 1090
• Anton v. San Antonio Community Hospital · 567 P.2d 1162
• Whyte v. Schlage Lock Company · 125 Cal. Rptr. 2d 277
• Bickel v. City of Piedmont · 16 Cal. 4th 1040
• Scott v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. · 904 P.2d 834
• Central Valley General Hospital v. Smith · 75 Cal. Rptr. 3d 771
• Glade v. Glade · 38 Cal. App. 4th 1441
• Munoz v. Flower Hospital · 507 N.E.2d 360
• Mangini v. J.G. Durand International · 31 Cal. App. 4th 214
• Winet v. Price · 4 Cal. App. 4th 1159
• ASP Properties Group, L.P. v. Fard, Inc. · 35 Cal. Rptr. 3d 343
• North Coast Business Park v. Nielsen Construction Co. · 17 Cal. App. 4th 22
• Alexander v. Codemasters Group Limited · 127 Cal. Rptr. 2d 145

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• County of Kern v. T.C.E.F., Inc. · 246 Cal. App. 4th 301
• Smith v. Adventist Health System/West · 190 Cal. App. 4th 40
• Smith v. Ogbuehi · 251 Cal. Rptr. 3d 185
• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. 6354 Figarden General Partnership · 238 Cal. App. 4th 370
• Smith v. Selma Community Hospital · 188 Cal. App. 4th 1
• Thompson v. Asimos · 6 Cal. App. 5th 970
• Scheenstra v. California Dairies, Inc. · 213 Cal. App. 4th 370
• Adams v. MHC Colony Park Ltd. Partnership · 224 Cal. App. 4th 601
• Madera Oversight Coalition, Inc. v. County of Madera · 199 Cal. App. 4th 48
• Burkes v. Robertson · 237 Cal. Rptr. 3d 89
• Donahue Schriber Realty Group, Inc. v. NU Creation Outreach · 232 Cal. App. 4th 1171
• AMCO Insurance v. All Solutions Insurance Agency, LLC · 244 Cal. App. 4th 883
• ITV Gurney Holding Inc. v. Gurney · 226 Cal. Rptr. 3d 496
• NewLife Sciences, LLC v. Weinstock · 197 Cal. App. 4th 676
• Lofton v. Wells Fargo Home Mortg. · 238 Cal. Rptr. 3d 626
• Arnaudo Bros., L.P. v. Agric. Labor Relations Bd. · 232 Cal. Rptr. 3d 367
• In re Quoc Thai Pham · 195 Cal. App. 4th 681

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