White v. County of Sacramento

Decided June 21, 1982. Rose Elizabeth Bird wrote the opinion for the court.

646 P.2d 191 · Cited 194 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.

• People v. Corey · 581 P.2d 644
• Skelly v. State Personnel Board · 539 P.2d 774
• California Manufacturers Ass'n v. Public Utilities Commission · 598 P.2d 836
• Wholesale Tobacco Dealers Bureau of Southern California, Inc. v. National Candy & Tobacco Co. · 11 Cal. 2d 634
• Tripp v. Swoap · 552 P.2d 749
• People v. Knowles · 217 P.2d 1
• Clements v. T. R. Bechtel Co. · 43 Cal. 2d 227
• People v. Smith · 44 Cal. 2d 77
• Prager v. Isreal · 15 Cal. 2d 89
• Estate of Coffee v. Riley · 19 Cal. 2d 248
• Board of Port Commissioners v. Williams · 9 Cal. 2d 381
• Duncanson-Harrelson Co. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. · 209 Cal. App. 2d 62
• Piet v. United States · 176 F. Supp. 576

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