State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Ware v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Decided March 15, 1972. Absalom F. Bray wrote the opinion for the court.

24 Cal. App. 3d 35 · Cited 56 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.

Frame v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. · 20 Cal. App. 3d 668
Muggill v. Reuben H. Donnelley Corp. · 398 P.2d 147
Allstate Insurance v. Orlando · 262 Cal. App. 2d 858
Federico v. Frick · 3 Cal. App. 3d 872
Gear v. Webster · 258 Cal. App. 2d 57
Wise v. Southern Pacific Co. · 463 P.2d 426
Hunter v. Sparling · 87 Cal. App. 2d 711
Foremost Dairies, Inc. v. Industrial Accident Commission · 237 Cal. App. 2d 560
Larrus v. First National Bank of San Mateo County · 266 P.2d 143
Hunter v. Ryan · 293 P. 825
Loscalzo v. Federal Mutual Insurance · 228 Cal. App. 2d 391
Oakland Bank of Commerce v. Washington · 6 Cal. App. 3d 793
Durkee v. Welch · 49 F.2d 339

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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Ware · 414 U.S. 117
Vernon v. Drexel Burnham & Co. · 52 Cal. App. 3d 706
Sturgeon v. County of Los Angeles · 167 Cal. App. 4th 630
Golden State Linen Service, Inc. v. Vidalin · 69 Cal. App. 3d 1
Flores v. Axxis Network & Telecommunications, Inc. · 173 Cal. App. 4th 802
Lucian v. All States Trucking Co. · 116 Cal. App. 3d 972
Neal v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 582 P.2d 980
Madden v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 552 P.2d 1178
Schachter v. Citigroup, Inc. · 47 Cal. 4th 610
Harris v. TAP Worldwide, LLC · 248 Cal. App. 4th 373
City of Claremont v. Kruse · 177 Cal. App. 4th 1153
Sparks v. Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services · 207 Cal. App. 4th 1511
King v. Larsen Realty, Inc. · 121 Cal. App. 3d 349
Neisendorf v. Levi Strauss & Co. · 49 Cal. Rptr. 3d 216
Road Sprinkler Fitters Local Union No. 669 v. G & G Fire Sprinklers, Inc. · 125 Cal. Rptr. 2d 804
Ives v. Manchester Subaru, Inc. · 126 N.H. 796
In Re Work Uniform Cases · 34 Cal. Rptr. 3d 635
Dep't of Indus. Relations v. UI Video Stores, Inc. · 55 Cal. App. 4th 1084
Suess v. Lee Sapp Leasing, Inc. · 428 N.W.2d 899
Hope v. Superior Court · 122 Cal. App. 3d 147
Keller Construction Co. v. Kashani · 220 Cal. App. 3d 222
KGB, Inc. v. Giannoulas · 104 Cal. App. 3d 844
Stermer v. Modiano Construction Co. · 44 Cal. App. 3d 264
Plumbing, Heating & Piping Employers Council v. Howard · 53 Cal. App. 3d 828
Graham v. Hudgins, Thompson, Ball & Associates, Inc. · 540 P.2d 1161

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