State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Smith v. Peterson

Decided March 2, 1955. Lloyd E. Griffin wrote the opinion for the court.

131 Cal. App. 2d 241 · Cited 61 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.

Old Dearborn Distributing Co. v. Seagram-Distillers Corp. · 299 U.S. 183
Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385
Sproles v. Binford · 286 U.S. 374
Omaechevarria v. Idaho · 246 U.S. 343
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. Superior Court · 28 Cal. 2d 481
Pacific Palisades Ass'n v. City of Huntington Beach · 237 P. 538
Bueneman v. City of Santa Barbara · 8 Cal. 2d 405
Lorenson v. Superior Court · 35 Cal. 2d 49
Max Factor & Co. v. Kunsman · 5 Cal. 2d 446
Jones v. City of Los Angeles · 295 P. 14
Board of Education v. Dresden Swan · 41 Cal. 2d 546
State Board of Dry Cleaners v. Thrift-D-Lux Cleaners, Inc. · 254 P.2d 29
People v. Deibert · 117 Cal. App. 2d 410
People v. Associated Oil Co. · 294 P. 717
Collins v. Riley · 24 Cal. 2d 912
Barker Bros., Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 10 Cal. 2d 603
Weco Products Co. v. Reed Drug Co. · 225 Wis. 474
Franchise Motor Freight Assn. v. Seavey · 235 P. 1000
In Re Morehead · 107 Cal. App. 2d 346
Paraco, Inc. v. Department of Agriculture · 257 P.2d 981
Ex parte Ryan · 44 Cal. 555
Haggerty v. Associated Farmers of California, Inc. · 44 Cal. 2d 60
Ex Parte Trafton · 271 S.W.2d 814

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State v. Lara · 18 Kan. App. 2d 386
People v. Linwood · 129 Cal. Rptr. 2d 73
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People v. Superior Court · 758 P.2d 1046
People v. Heilman · 25 Cal. App. 4th 391
In re Neglect & Dependency of D.T. · 89 S.D. 590
People v. Morales · 252 Cal. App. 2d 537
People v. Ewing · 90 Cal. Rptr. 2d 177
Ulwelling v. Crown Coach Corp. · 206 Cal. App. 2d 96
People v. Deskin · 10 Cal. App. 4th 1397
People v. Speegle · 53 Cal. App. 4th 1405
Wong v. Regents of University of California · 15 Cal. App. 3d 823
State v. Beyer · 441 N.W.2d 919
Gutknecht v. City of Sausalito · 43 Cal. App. 3d 269
People v. Michael M. · 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 10
State v. Owens · 638 P.2d 1182
Luna v. City of Ulysses · 28 Kan. App. 2d 413
Motors Insurance Corporation v. City of Birmingham · 269 Ala. 339
Matter of DT · 237 N.W.2d 166
George v. Kleinbrodt · 206 Cal. App. 2d 224

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