White v. Davis

Decided March 24, 1975. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

533 P.2d 222 · Cited 357 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.

• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449
• Anderson v. Sills · 265 A.2d 678
• City of Carmel-By-The-Sea v. Young · 466 P.2d 225
• Wirin v. Parker · 48 Cal. 2d 890
• Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
• Blair v. Pitchess · 486 P.2d 1242
• In Re Lifschutz · 467 P.2d 557
• People v. Triggs · 506 P.2d 232
• Bagley v. Washington Township Hospital District · 421 P.2d 409
• County of Nevada v. MacMillen · 522 P.2d 1345
• Britt v. Superior Court · 58 Cal. 2d 469
• Story v. Richardson · 198 P. 1057
• Monroe v. Trustees of the California State Colleges · 491 P.2d 1105
• Bielicki v. Superior Court · 57 Cal. 2d 602
• Carter v. Commission on Qualifications of Judicial Appointments · 14 Cal. 2d 179
• Wirin v. Horrall · 85 Cal. App. 2d 497
• Crowe v. Boyle · 193 P. 111
• Cal-Dak Co. v. Sav-On Drugs, Inc. · 40 Cal. 2d 492
• Beneficial Loan Society, Ltd. v. Haight · 11 P.2d 857
• American Fruit Growers v. Parker · 22 Cal. 2d 513
• Local 309, United Furniture Workers of America v. Gates · 75 F. Supp. 620
• Bielicki v. Superior Court · 57 Cal. 2d 602
• BEE SEE BOOKS INC. v. Leary · 291 F. Supp. 622

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• Katzberg v. Regents of University of California · 58 P.3d 339
• Board of Medical Quality Assurance v. Gherardini · 93 Cal. App. 3d 669
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• Williams v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. · 220 Cal. Rptr. 3d 472
• Loder v. City of Glendale · 14 Cal. 4th 846
• People v. Davis · 92 Cal. App. 3d 250
• Britt v. Superior Court · 574 P.2d 766
• People v. Crowson · 660 P.2d 389
• Long Beach City Employees Assn. v. City of Long Beach · 719 P.2d 660
• Cutter v. Brownbridge · 183 Cal. App. 3d 836
• Long v. Valentino · 216 Cal. App. 3d 1287
• Lehman v. City and County of San Francisco · 80 Cal. App. 3d 309
• State v. Glass · 583 P.2d 872
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