State Supreme Court / Cal.

Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co.

Decided June 2, 1980. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

610 P.2d 1330 · Cited 695 times

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Heyer v. Flaig · 70 Cal. 2d 223
Eads v. Marks · 39 Cal. 2d 807
Jones v. Kelly · 280 P. 942
Distefano v. Hall · 218 Cal. App. 2d 657
Gay Law Students Ass'n v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 595 P.2d 592
Wetherton v. Growers Farm Labor Assn. · 275 Cal. App. 2d 168
Frampton v. Central Indiana Gas Company · 297 N.E.2d 425
Nees v. Hocks · 536 P.2d 512
Kouff v. Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard, Inc. · 90 Cal. App. 2d 322
Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co. · 532 P.2d 1226
Fortune v. National Cash Register Co. · 364 N.E.2d 1251
Alcorn v. Anbro Engineering, Inc. · 468 P.2d 216
Aweeka v. Bonds · 20 Cal. App. 3d 278
Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 510 P.2d 1032
Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
Comunale v. Traders & General Insurance · 50 Cal. 2d 654
Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
Marvin v. Marvin · 557 P.2d 106
Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont · 246 S.E.2d 270
Monge v. Beebe Rubber Co. · 114 N.H. 130
James v. Marinship Corp. · 25 Cal. 2d 721
People v. Drew · 583 P.2d 1318
Menchaca v. Helms Bakeries, Inc. · 68 Cal. 2d 535
Kelsay v. Motorola, Inc. · 384 N.E.2d 353

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