State Supreme Court / Cal.

Weitzenkorn v. Lesser

Decided April 29, 1953. B Rey Schauer wrote the opinion for the court.

40 Cal. 2d 778 · Cited 120 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.

Stanley v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 221 P.2d 73
Philpott v. Superior Court · 1 Cal. 2d 512
Washer v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n · 21 Cal. 2d 822
Yadkoe v. Fields · 66 Cal. App. 2d 150
Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corporation · 45 F.2d 119
Routh v. Quinn · 20 Cal. 2d 488
Silva v. Providence Hospital of Oakland · 14 Cal. 2d 762
Varcoe v. Lee · 181 P. 223
Perry v. Jordan · 34 Cal. 2d 87
Steiner v. Rowley · 221 P.2d 9
Communist Party of United States of America v. Peek · 20 Cal. 2d 536
Gosewisch v. Doran · 119 P. 656
Golding v. R.K.O. Pictures, Inc. · 221 P.2d 95
City of Long Beach v. Payne · 3 Cal. 2d 184
Fendler v. Morosco · 171 N.E. 56
Thomas v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 38 A.2d 61
Pike v. Zadig · 152 P. 923
Hays v. Temple · 23 Cal. App. 2d 690
Hallidie v. Enginger · 166 P. 1
Willett & Burr v. Alpert · 185 P. 976
Brunner v. Stix, Baer & Fuller Co. · 181 S.W.2d 643
Schonwald v. F. Burkart Manufacturing Co. · 202 S.W.2d 7
McClure v. Alberti · 212 P. 204
Rowell v. Crow · 93 Cal. App. 2d 500
Auckland v. Conlin · 265 P. 946

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