State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Third Story Music, Inc. v. Waits

Decided December 28, 1995. Norman L. Epstein wrote the opinion for the court.

41 Cal. App. 4th 798 · Cited 79 times

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Perdue v. Crocker National Bank · 702 P.2d 503
Gerdlund v. Electronic Dispensers International · 190 Cal. App. 3d 263
April Enterprises, Inc. v. KTTV · 147 Cal. App. 3d 805
California Lettuce Growers, Inc. v. Union Sugar Co. · 45 Cal. 2d 474
Lippman v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 44 Cal. 2d 136
Balfour, Guthrie & Co. v. Gourmet Farms · 108 Cal. App. 3d 181
Wood v. . Duff-Gordon · 118 N.E. 214
R. J. Cardinal Co. v. Ritchie · 218 Cal. App. 2d 124
City of Glendale v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES CTY. · 18 Cal. App. 4th 1768
Walnut Creek Pipe Distributors, Inc. v. Gates Rubber Co. · 228 Cal. App. 2d 810
Brandt v. Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. · 154 Cal. App. 3d 1124
Lazar v. Hertz Corp. · 143 Cal. App. 3d 128
VTR, INCORPORATED v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · 303 F. Supp. 773

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