State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Universal By-Products, Inc. v. City of Modesto

Decided November 15, 1974. Donald R. Franson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

43 Cal. App. 3d 145 · Cited 50 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.

Charles L. Harney, Inc. v. Durkee · 107 Cal. App. 2d 570
Johnson v. State of California · 447 P.2d 352
Rubino v. Lolli · 10 Cal. App. 3d 1059
Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
State of California v. Superior Court · 524 P.2d 1281
Souza & McCue Construction Co. v. Superior Court · 57 Cal. 2d 508
Merritt v. J. A. Stafford Co. · 68 Cal. 2d 619
San Bernardino Valley Water Development Co. v. San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District · 236 Cal. App. 2d 238
Comunale v. Traders & General Insurance · 50 Cal. 2d 654
Drennan v. Star Paving Co. · 51 Cal. 2d 409
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp. v. Superior Court · 208 Cal. App. 2d 803
Swinerton & Walberg Co. v. City of Inglewood-Los Angeles County Civic Center Authority · 40 Cal. App. 3d 98
Davis v. City of Santa Ana · 108 Cal. App. 2d 669
Mix v. Yoakum · 254 P. 557
Kadner v. Shields · 20 Cal. App. 3d 251
Brown v. City of Los Angeles · 267 Cal. App. 2d 849
Weisz Trucking Co. v. Emil R. Wohl Construction · 13 Cal. App. 3d 256
Laurent v. City & County of San Francisco · 99 Cal. App. 2d 707

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