State Supreme Court / Cal.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Superior Court

Decided December 4, 1956. Homer R. Spence wrote the opinion for the court.

47 Cal. 2d 428 · Cited 120 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.

Western MacHinery Co. v. Bankers Indemnity Insurance · 10 Cal. 2d 488
Porter v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd. · 40 Cal. App. 2d 502
Hannula v. Hacienda Homes, Inc. · 34 Cal. 2d 442
Phelan v. Superior Court · 35 Cal. 2d 363
Berry v. Chaplin · 74 Cal. App. 2d 669
Southern Pacific Co. v. City of Los Angeles · 5 Cal. 2d 545
Robinson v. Puls · 28 Cal. 2d 664
Pennix v. Winton · 61 Cal. App. 2d 761
Pacific Electric Railway Co. v. Dewey · 95 Cal. App. 2d 69
Kaliterna v. Wright · 94 Cal. App. 2d 926
IES CORPORATION v. Superior Court · 283 P.2d 700
Mallarino v. Superior Court · 115 Cal. App. 2d 781
Gromeeko v. Superior Court · 114 Cal. App. 2d 754
Gray v. Southern Pacific Co. · 23 Cal. 2d 632

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Patterson v. Insurance Co. of North America · 6 Cal. App. 3d 310
Entin v. Superior Court · 208 Cal. App. 4th 770
Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh v. Superior Court of S.F. · 252 Cal. App. 2d 568
City of San Jose v. Superior Court · 525 P.2d 701
Shade Foods, Inc. v. Innovative Products Sales & Marketing, Inc. · 93 Cal. Rptr. 2d 364
Continental Baking Co. v. Katz · 68 Cal. 2d 512
Johansen v. California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance Bureau · 538 P.2d 744
Robbins v. Superior Court · 695 P.2d 695
People v. Russel · 69 Cal. 2d 187
Bettencourt v. Los Rios Community College District · 721 P.2d 71
Coy v. Superior Court · 58 Cal. 2d 210
Richardson v. Superior Court of Tulare County · 43 Cal. 4th 1040
Omaha Indemnity Co. v. Superior Court · 209 Cal. App. 3d 1266
Gale v. State · 792 P.2d 570
Wolfgram v. Wells Fargo Bank · 53 Cal. App. 4th 43
Allstate Insurance v. Atwood · 572 A.2d 154
LUDGATE INS. COMPANY, LTD v. Lockheed Martin Corp. · 98 Cal. Rptr. 2d 277
People v. Cavanaugh · 69 Cal. 2d 262
Devin v. United Services Automobile Ass'n · 6 Cal. App. 4th 1149
Salehi v. Surfside III Condominium Owners Ass'n · 200 Cal. App. 4th 1146
La Jolla Village Homeowners' Ass'n v. Superior Court · 212 Cal. App. 3d 1131
Lyle v. Superior Court · 122 Cal. App. 3d 470

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