Walters v. Sloan

Decided November 28, 1977. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

571 P.2d 609 · Cited 157 times

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• Rowland v. Christian · 69 Cal. 2d 108
• Witt v. Jackson · 366 P.2d 641
• Giorgi v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. · 266 Cal. App. 2d 355
• Krauth v. Israel Geller and Buckingham Homes, Inc. · 157 A.2d 129
• Solgaard v. Guy F. Atkinson Co. · 491 P.2d 821
• Scott v. E. L. Yeager Construction Co. · 12 Cal. App. 3d 1190
• Anderson v. Cinnamon · 282 S.W.2d 445
• Bilyeu v. Standard Freight Lines · 182 Cal. App. 2d 536
• McAllister v. Cummings · 191 Cal. App. 2d 1
• Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
• Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co. · 532 P.2d 1226
• Maltman v. Sauer · 530 P.2d 254
• Schrimscher v. Bryson · 58 Cal. App. 3d 660
• Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Crouch · 208 Va. 602
• Vesely v. Sager · 486 P.2d 151
• Baugh v. Rogers · 24 Cal. 2d 200
• Luque v. McLean · 501 P.2d 1163
• Gyerman v. United States Lines Co. · 498 P.2d 1043
• Ferrel v. Safway Steel Scaffolds · 57 Cal. 2d 651
• Romedy v. Johnston · 193 So. 2d 487
• Symington v. City of Albany · 485 P.2d 270
• Bencich v. Market Sreet Railway Co. · 29 Cal. App. 2d 641
• Lyons v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board · 44 Cal. App. 3d 1007
• Woodruff v. Bowen · 136 Ind. 431
• Courtell v. McEachen · 334 P.2d 870

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