Cantu v. Resolution Trust Corp.
4 Cal.App.4th 857 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992) Cited 516 timesHolding that "intentional infliction of emotional distress is an injury to the person"
Del E. Webb Corp. v. Structural Materials Co.
123 Cal.App.3d 593 (Cal. Ct. App. 1981) Cited 238 timesHolding that an entitlement to future possession is insufficient to maintain an action for conversion
Passante v. McWilliam
53 Cal.App.4th 1240 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997) Cited 41 timesFinding rules of ethics implicated by contingency fee agreement providing 3% interest in company if deal was accomplished
King v. Stanley
32 Cal.2d 584 (Cal. 1948) Cited 120 timesIn King v. Stanley, the defendant rejected the plaintiff's offer to buy one of two lots and made a counteroffer to sell both lots for $2,000 each.
Andreotti v. Andreotti
224 Cal.App.2d 533 (Cal. Ct. App. 1964) Cited 14 timesFinding clear and convincing evidence is required to support estoppel exception to statute of frauds
Dow v. River Farms Co.
110 Cal.App.2d 403 (Cal. Ct. App. 1952) Cited 19 timesIn Dow, supra, 110 Cal.App.2d 403, the widow of the founder of a corporation was denied recovery for her claim that a $50,000 payment to her husband had been agreed to by the companys board of directors before he died.