State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Sparks v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.

Decided January 17, 1995. Michael J. Phelan wrote the opinion for the court.

32 Cal. App. 4th 461 · Cited 56 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.

Soule v. General Motors Corp. · 882 P.2d 298
Barker v. Lull Engineering Co. · 573 P.2d 443
West v. Johnson & Johnson Products, Inc. · 174 Cal. App. 3d 831
DaFonte v. Up-Right, Inc. · 828 P.2d 140
Campbell v. General Motors Corp. · 649 P.2d 224
Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
American Motorcycle Assn. v. Superior Court · 578 P.2d 899
Anderson v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. · 810 P.2d 549
Bates v. John Deere Co. · 148 Cal. App. 3d 40
Jones v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. · 163 Cal. App. 3d 396
Akers v. Kelley Co. · 173 Cal. App. 3d 633
GENTRY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC v. Superior Court · 212 Cal. App. 3d 177
Metzger v. Barnes · 74 Cal. App. 3d 6

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Pfeifer v. John Crane, Inc. · 220 Cal. App. 4th 1270
Arena v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. · 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 580
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Johnson v. ArvinMeritor, Inc. · 9 Cal. App. 5th 234
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Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. · 16 Cal. 4th 953
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Webb v. Special Electric Co., Inc. · 63 Cal. 4th 167
McCabe v. American Honda Motor Co. · 123 Cal. Rptr. 2d 303
Wright v. Stang Manufacturing Co. · 54 Cal. App. 4th 1218
Arnold v. Dow Chemical Company · 110 Cal. Rptr. 2d 722
Johnson v. Honeywell International Inc. · 179 Cal. App. 4th 549
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Romine v. Johnson Controls, Inc. · 224 Cal. App. 4th 990
Morson v. Superior Court · 109 Cal. Rptr. 2d 343
CRST, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County · 11 Cal. App. 5th 1255
Melendez v. City of Los Angeles · 63 Cal. App. 4th 1
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