State Supreme Court / Cal.

Yost v. Thomas

Decided August 23, 1984. Otto Kaus wrote the opinion for the court.

685 P.2d 1152 · Cited 119 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.

Associated Home Builders of Greater Eastbay, Inc. v. City of Livermore · 557 P.2d 473
Arnel Development Co. v. City of Costa Mesa · 620 P.2d 565
Johnston v. City of Claremont · 49 Cal. 2d 826
Horn v. County of Ventura · 596 P.2d 1134
Simpson v. Hite · 222 P.2d 225
Farley v. Healey · 67 Cal. 2d 325
Wheelright v. County of Marin · 467 P.2d 537
City of Chula Vista v. Superior Court · 133 Cal. App. 3d 472
Dwyer v. City Council of the City of Berkeley · 253 P. 932
Housing Authority v. Superior Court · 35 Cal. 2d 550
O'Loane v. O'Rourke · 231 Cal. App. 2d 774
Duran v. Cassidy · 28 Cal. App. 3d 574
Hughes v. City of Lincoln · 232 Cal. App. 2d 741
Norlund v. Thorpe · 34 Cal. App. 3d 672

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