Yamaha Corp. of America v. State Board of Equalization

Decided August 27, 1998. Janice Rogers Brown wrote the opinion for the court.

960 P.2d 1031 · Cited 663 times

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• Culligan Water Conditioning of Bellflower, Inc. v. State Board of Equalization · 550 P.2d 593
• Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134
• Morris v. Williams · 67 Cal. 2d 733
• Moore v. California State Board of Accountancy · 831 P.2d 798
• California Assn. of Psychology Providers v. Rank · 793 P.2d 2
• American Hospital Supply Corp. v. State Board of Equalization · 169 Cal. App. 3d 1088
• Rizzo v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF CA. STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM · 27 Cal. App. 4th 853
• Rivera v. City of Fresno · 490 P.2d 793
• Western States Petroleum Assn. v. Superior Court · 888 P.2d 1268
• Tidewater Marine Western, Inc. v. Bradshaw · 14 Cal. 4th 557
• DeYoung v. City of San Diego · 147 Cal. App. 3d 11
• International Business Machines v. State Board of Equalization · 26 Cal. 3d 923
• Whitcomb Hotel, Inc. v. California Employment Commission · 24 Cal. 2d 753
• Armistead v. State Personnel Board · 583 P.2d 744
• Wallace Berrie & Co. v. State Board of Equalization · 707 P.2d 204
• Napa Valley Educators' Ass'n v. Napa Valley Unified School District · 194 Cal. App. 3d 243
• Nelson v. Dean · 27 Cal. 2d 873
• Horn v. Swoap · 41 Cal. App. 3d 375
• Thornton v. Carlson · 4 Cal. App. 4th 1249
• Bodinson Manufacturing Co. v. California Employment Commission · 17 Cal. 2d 321
• Henry's Restaurants of Pomona, Inc. v. State Board of Equalization · 30 Cal. App. 3d 1009
• Lute v. Governing Board · 202 Cal. App. 3d 1177
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837
• Dyna-Med, Inc. v. Fair Employment & Housing Commission · 743 P.2d 1323
• Pitts v. Perluss · 58 Cal. 2d 824

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• Currie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd. · 17 P.3d 749
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• Louis v. McCormick & Schmick Restaurant Corp. · 460 F. Supp. 2d 1153
• STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL v. Duncan · 76 Cal. Rptr. 3d 507
• New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC v. Public Utilities Commission · 246 Cal. App. 4th 784
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• Hoechst Celanese Corp. v. Franchise Tax Board · 22 P.3d 324
• Western States Petroleum etc. v. State Bd. of Equalization · 57 Cal. 4th 401
• Citizens for Responsible Equitable Environmental Development v. City of San Diego · 184 Cal. App. 4th 1032
• San Diego Cnty. Health & Human Servs. Agency v. H.C. (In re H.C.) · 226 Cal. Rptr. 3d 424
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