State Supreme Court / Cal.

Whitley v. Superior Court

Decided May 28, 1941. Jesse W. Curtis Sr. wrote the opinion for the court.

18 Cal. 2d 75 · Cited 80 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Thomas v. Driscoll · 42 Cal. App. 2d 23
Hoffman v. McNamara · 282 P. 990
Stanton v. Superior Court of California · 261 P. 1001
In Re Estate of Moffitt · 95 P. 653
People v. Weitzel · 255 P. 792
Diamond v. Superior Court · 210 P. 36
Bailey v. Superior Court · 11 P.2d 865
Lancel v. Postlethwaite · 156 P. 486
Halpern v. Superior Court · 212 P. 916
Quevedo v. Superior Court · 21 P.2d 998
Rodman v. Superior Court · 13 Cal. 2d 262
Treat v. Superior Court · 7 Cal. 2d 636
People v. Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank · 21 P.2d 465
Hohnemann v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. · 31 Cal. App. 2d 692

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Howard v. Superior Court · 25 Cal. 2d 784
Phelan v. Superior Court · 35 Cal. 2d 363
Clements v. T. R. Bechtel Co. · 43 Cal. 2d 227
Ott v. Commercial Discount Co. · 61 Cal. App. 2d 401
People v. Davenport · 710 P.2d 861
Estate of McDill · 537 P.2d 874
Mercer v. Perez · 68 Cal. 2d 104
Palos Verdes Faculty Ass'n v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District · 580 P.2d 1155
Rich v. State Board of Optometry · 235 Cal. App. 2d 591
Buckley v. Chadwick · 45 Cal. 2d 183
American Automobile Insurance Co. v. Republic Indemnity Co. · 52 Cal. 2d 507
Malkasian v. Irwin · 61 Cal. 2d 738
Treber v. Superior Court · 68 Cal. 2d 128
County of Alameda v. Kuchel · 32 Cal. 2d 193
People v. Superior Court (Douglass) · 595 P.2d 139
Adler v. City Council · 184 Cal. App. 2d 763
People v. Bucchierre · 57 Cal. App. 2d 153
Ruiz v. Industrial Accident Commission · 45 Cal. 2d 409
In Re Halcomb · 21 Cal. 2d 126
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