Yarrow v. State of California

Decided January 22, 1960. Thomas P. White wrote the opinion for the court.

53 Cal. 2d 427 · Cited 99 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.

• Power v. Fairbanks · 80 P. 1075
• Kauffman v. Maier · 94 Cal. 269
• People v. Superior Court · 29 Cal. 2d 754
• Green v. Soule · 78 P. 337
• Brooks v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 27 Cal. 2d 305
• Richardson v. Ham · 44 Cal. 2d 772
• Decou v. Howell · 214 P. 444
• Shaw v. Pacific Greyhound Lines · 50 Cal. 2d 153
• Carney v. Simmonds · 49 Cal. 2d 84
• Ballard v. Pacific Greyhound Lines · 28 Cal. 2d 357
• Heron v. Riley · 289 P. 160
• Reynolds v. Willson · 51 Cal. 2d 94
• Coakley v. Ajuria · 290 P. 33
• Stone v. Los Angeles County Flood Control District · 81 Cal. App. 2d 902
• Weisser v. Southern Pacific Ry. Co. · 83 P. 439
• Newman v. Overland Pacific Railway Co. · 64 P. 110
• Maxwell v. Perkins · 255 P.2d 10
• Williams v. Field Transportation Co. · 28 Cal. 2d 696
• Perry v. Fowler · 102 Cal. App. 2d 808
• Scott v. Renz · 67 Cal. App. 2d 428
• Diaz v. Schultz · 81 Cal. App. 2d 328
• Dasso v. Bradbury · 39 Cal. App. 2d 712
• Long v. Newlin · 144 Cal. App. 2d 509
• Birch v. Mahaney · 137 Cal. App. 2d 584
• Brinkerhoff v. Ferguson · 107 Cal. App. 2d 175

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• Gates v. Superior Court · 32 Cal. App. 4th 481
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• Smith v. City of Napa · 14 Cal. Rptr. 3d 908

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