Smith, Valentino & Smith, Inc. v. Superior Court

Decided July 12, 1976. Frank K. Richardson wrote the opinion for the court.

551 P.2d 1206 · Cited 183 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.

• General Acceptance Corp. v. Robinson · 277 P. 1039
• Beirut Universal Bank v. Superior Court · 268 Cal. App. 2d 832
• Thomson v. Continental Insurance · 427 P.2d 763
• General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Codiga · 216 P. 383
• Central Contracting Co. v. C. E. Youngdahl & Co. · 418 Pa. 122
• Goodwine v. Superior Court · 407 P.2d 1
• Brock v. Superior Court · 29 Cal. 2d 629
• Windsor Mills, Inc. v. Collins & Aikman Corp. · 25 Cal. App. 3d 987
• Price v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 268 P.2d 457
• Reeves v. Chem Industrial Company · 495 P.2d 729
• Price v. Atchison, T. & SF Railway Co. · 42 Cal. 2d 577

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