Ybarra v. Spangard

Decided December 27, 1944. Phil S. Gibson wrote the opinion for the court.

25 Cal. 2d 486 · Cited 444 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.

• Ales v. Ryan · 8 Cal. 2d 82
• Whetstine v. Moravec · 291 N.W. 425
• Armstrong v. Wallace · 8 Cal. App. 2d 429
• Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 24 Cal. 2d 453
• Meyer v. McNutt Hospital · 159 P. 436
• Metz v. Southern Pacific Co. · 51 Cal. App. 2d 260
• Vergeldt v. Hartzell · 1 F.2d 633

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