State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Smith v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Decided November 20, 2001. H Walter Croskey wrote the opinion for the court.

113 Cal. Rptr. 2d 399 · Cited 198 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.

Hartford Casualty Insurance v. Cancilla · 28 Cal. App. 4th 1305
Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co. · 405 U.S. 233
Barquis v. Merchants Collection Assn. · 496 P.2d 817
Blank v. Kirwan · 703 P.2d 58
Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. · 973 P.2d 527
Quelimane Co. v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. · 960 P.2d 513
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Superior Court · 45 Cal. App. 4th 1093
Aubry v. Tri-City Hospital District · 831 P.2d 317
Jones v. H. F. Ahmanson & Co. · 460 P.2d 464
Wyatt v. Union Mortgage Co. · 598 P.2d 45
Kimmel v. Goland · 793 P.2d 524
California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles · 902 P.2d 297
People v. Casa Blanca Convalescent Homes, Inc. · 159 Cal. App. 3d 509
Manufacturers Life Insurance v. Superior Court · 895 P.2d 56
Cellular Plus, Inc. v. Superior Court · 14 Cal. App. 4th 1224
Mission Insurance v. Brown · 63 Cal. 2d 508
Careau & Co. v. Security Pacific Business Credit, Inc. · 222 Cal. App. 3d 1371
Chicago Title Insurance v. Great Western Financial Corp. · 69 Cal. 2d 305
Marshall v. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher · 37 Cal. App. 4th 1397
Parsons v. Tickner · 31 Cal. App. 4th 1513
People v. Hinks · 58 Cal. App. 4th 1157
Coopers & Lybrand v. Superior Court · 212 Cal. App. 3d 524
Wilkinson v. Norcal Mutual Insurance · 98 Cal. App. 3d 307
Pacifica Homeowners' Ass'n v. Wesley Palms Retirement Community · 178 Cal. App. 3d 1147
Barnes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 16 Cal. App. 4th 365

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Davis v. Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC · 179 Cal. App. 4th 581
Ticconi v. Blue Shield of California Life & Health Ins. Co. · 68 Cal. Rptr. 3d 785
O'BRIEN v. Camisasca Automotive Mfg., Inc. · 73 Cal. Rptr. 3d 911
Jolley v. Chase Home Finance, LLC · 213 Cal. App. 4th 872
Progressive West Insurance v. Superior Court · 37 Cal. Rptr. 3d 434
Aleksick v. 7-Eleven, Inc. · 205 Cal. App. 4th 1176
Ticconi v. Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance · 72 Cal. Rptr. 3d 888
MacKay v. Superior Court · 188 Cal. App. 4th 1427
Pastoria v. Nationwide Insurance · 6 Cal. Rptr. 3d 148
Galbiso v. Orosi Public Utility District · 182 Cal. App. 4th 652
Milligan v. GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE DIST. · 15 Cal. Rptr. 3d 25
Daugherty v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. · 51 Cal. Rptr. 3d 118
Durell v. Sharp Healthcare · 183 Cal. App. 4th 1350
Gomes v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. · 192 Cal. App. 4th 1149
Lueras v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP · 221 Cal. App. 4th 49
West v. JPMorgan Chase Bank · 214 Cal. App. 4th 780
McKell v. Washington Mutual, Inc. · 142 Cal. App. 4th 1457
Prakashpalan v. Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack · 223 Cal. App. 4th 1105
Graham v. Bank of America, N.A. · 226 Cal. App. 4th 594
Debrunner v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. · 204 Cal. App. 4th 433
Cansino v. Bank of America · 224 Cal. App. 4th 1462
Puentes v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. · 72 Cal. Rptr. 3d 903

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