Stephens v. Toomey

Decided April 21, 1959. John Wesley Shenk wrote the opinion for the court.

51 Cal. 2d 864 · Cited 156 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.

• In Re Phillips · 17 Cal. 2d 55
• Truchon v. Toomey · 116 Cal. App. 2d 736
• People v. Williams · 27 Cal. 2d 220
• In Re Lavine · 2 Cal. 2d 324
• In re Levi · 39 Cal. 2d 41
• Meyer v. Board of Medical Examiners · 34 Cal. 2d 62
• Pearson v. County of Los Angeles · 49 Cal. 2d 523
• Matter of Application of Westenberg · 139 P. 674
• Petersen v. Lewis · 2 Cal. 2d 569

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