State Supreme Court / Cal.

Ward v. Taggart

Decided March 12, 1959. Roger J. Traynor wrote the opinion for the court.

51 Cal. 2d 736 · Cited 340 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.

Bagdasarian v. Gragnon · 31 Cal. 2d 744
Crogan v. Metz · 47 Cal. 2d 398
Savage v. Mayer · 33 Cal. 2d 548
Panopulos v. Maderis · 47 Cal. 2d 337
Steiner v. Rowley · 221 P.2d 9
Rattray v. Scudder · 28 Cal. 2d 214
Foster v. Keating · 120 Cal. App. 2d 435
Hartzell v. Myall · 115 Cal. App. 2d 670
Desny v. Wilder · 299 P.2d 257
Brewer v. Second Baptist Church · 32 Cal. 2d 791
State Rubbish Collectors Ass'n v. Siliznoff · 240 P.2d 282
Title Insurance & Trust Co. v. California Development Co. · 152 P. 542
Finney v. Lockhart · 35 Cal. 2d 161
Terry v. Bender · 143 Cal. App. 2d 198
Haigler v. Donnelly · 18 Cal. 2d 674
Simone v. McKee · 142 Cal. App. 2d 307
Devers v. Greenwood · 139 Cal. App. 2d 345
Taylor v. Wright · 69 Cal. App. 2d 371
Kinert v. Wright · 81 Cal. App. 2d 919
McArthur v. Goodwin · 160 P. 679
Adams v. Harrison · 34 Cal. App. 2d 288
Ramey v. Myers · 111 Cal. App. 2d 679
Pauline v. Fitzpatrick · 154 Cal. App. 2d 872
American Automobile Insurance v. Seaboard Surety Co. · 155 Cal. App. 2d 192

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