Summers v. Tice

Decided November 17, 1948. Jesse W. Carter wrote the opinion for the court.

33 Cal. 2d 80 · Cited 428 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.

• Oliver v. Miles · 110 So. 666
• Ybarra v. Spangard · 25 Cal. 2d 486
• Mosley v. Arden Farms Co. · 26 Cal. 2d 213
• Rudd v. Byrnes · 105 P. 957
• Anthony v. Hobbie · 25 Cal. 2d 814
• Colonial Insurance v. Industrial Accident Commision · 29 Cal. 2d 79
• Miller v. Highland Ditch Co. · 87 Cal. 430
• Sawyer v. Southern California Gas Co. · 274 P. 544
• Kraft v. Smith · 24 Cal. 2d 124
• State v. Newberg · 278 P. 568
• Slater v. Pacific American Oil Co. · 300 P. 31
• City of Oakland v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. · 47 Cal. App. 2d 444
• Reyher v. Mayne · 10 P.2d 1109
• Moore v. Foster · 180 So. 73
• Wade v. Thorsen · 5 Cal. App. 2d 706

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