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  • Hoeft v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor

    113 Cal. 91 · California Supreme Court · Jun 2, 1896

    These views will be found supported without conflict by a multitude of authorities from which may be cited: Niblaek on Benefit Societies, 2d ed., sec. 234 a; Brown v. Grand Lodge, 80 Iowa, 287 ; 20 Am. St. … St. 428; Martin v. Stubbings, supra. IflÉMir own state the cases of Swift v. San Francisco etc. Board 67 Cal. 567 , Order etc. v. Griest, 76 Cal. 494 , Bowman v. Moore, 87 Cal. 306 , and McLaughlin v.

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Fox v. Bd. of Supervisors of San Mateo Cty.

    49 Cal. 563 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1875

    The authority of the Board in the premises must be, of course, measured by the statute, for that alone confers it and prescribes the mode in which it is to be exercised. (Pol. Code, Sec. 3976, et seq.) … The petition presented to the Board must be that petition which was signed by the petitioners. Both signature and presentation are necessary.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Metropolitan Water District v. Superior Court

    9 Cal. Rptr. 3d 857 · California Supreme Court · Feb 26, 2004

    {City of Huntington Beach v. Board of Administration (1992) 4 Cal.4th 462, 468 [ 14 Cal.Rptr.2d 514 , 841 P.2d 1034 ].) … (See §§20125 [CalPERS board has sole authority to “determine who are employees”], 20502 [board may disapprove agency proposal to exclude a group of employees]; City of Los Altos v.

    Cited 47 timesPublished
  • Marriner v. Dennison

    78 Cal. 202 · California Supreme Court · Jan 29, 1889

    (Brown on Statute of Frauds; Baldwin v. Kerlin, 46 Ind. 426 ; Ryan v. Davis, 5 Mont. 505 ; Eggleston v. Wagner, 46 Mich. 610 ; Bowers v. Andrews, 52 Miss. 596 .) … (Brown v. Griffith, 70 Cal. 14 .) 5.

    Cited 48 timesPublished
  • Rice v. Bd. of Trs. of Haywards

    107 Cal. 398 · California Supreme Court · Jun 4, 1895

    The board was justified in rejecting, or refusing to consider, the two bids which it threw out. … (Attorney General v. Detroit, 55 Mich. 181 ; Kelly v. Chicago, 62 Ill. 279 .) There are no other points demanding special notice.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • People v. Beamon

    8 Cal. 3d 625 · California Supreme Court · Jan 4, 1973

    (People v. … [People v. Brown (1958) 49 Cal.2d 577, 591 ( 320 P.2d 5 ).]

    Superseded by statute, as recognized in People v. TribbleCited 485 timesPublished
  • Howe v. Johnson

    107 Cal. 67 · California Supreme Court · Apr 5, 1895

    As authority for this counsel cites Freeman on Cotenancy, section 167, which cites and seems to rest upon Brown v. Graham, 24 Ill. 630 , alone. But the Illinois ease is not in point. … (Brown v. O’Neal, 95 Cal. 262 ; 29 Am. St. Rep. 111 .)

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Younger v. Bd. of Supervisors

    68 Cal. 241 · California Supreme Court · Dec 23, 1885

    The power thus granted to boards of supervisors is judicial, not ministerial; and when a board is called upon in an application before it under that section of the code, it may, in the exercise of its powers, make a refunding … Such a proceeding is in the nature of an action for relief (Dickey v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • County of San Diego v. Sanfax Corp.

    19 Cal. 3d 862 · California Supreme Court · Sep 14, 1977

    In Brown v. … In Board of A dministration v.

    Cited 70 timesPublished
  • Olney v. Sawyer

    54 Cal. 379 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1880

    (Wright v. Sperry, 21 Wisc. 337.) … It will be seen, on examination, that there was a fact in Bornheimer v. Baldwin entirely absent in Lawrence v. Webster . In the first case, (Bornheimer v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Lambert v. Schmalz

    118 Cal. 33 · California Supreme Court · Sep 4, 1897

    (Chabot v. Tucker, 39 Cal. 434 ; McCormick v. Brown, 36 Cal. 180 ; 95 Am. Dec. 170 .) … thereon for three months to pay the daughter’s board; that plaintiff then went east, and on January 31st defendant filed his petition in insolvency; that in January and February defendant paid the interest to Miss Desmond

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Claremont Police Officers Ass'n v. City of Claremont

    47 Cal. Rptr. 3d 69 · California Supreme Court · Aug 14, 2006

    (See Fibreboard Corp. v. Labor Board (1964) 379 U.S. 203, 223 [ 13 L.Ed.2d 233 , 85 S.Ct. 398 ] (Fibreboard) (cone. opn. of Stewart, J.) … (Social Services Union v. Board of Supervisors (1978) 82 Cal.App.3d 498, 505 [ 147 Cal.Rptr. 126 ] (Social Services Union) [discussing NLRA].)

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Nordyke v. King

    27 Cal. 4th 875 · California Supreme Court · Apr 22, 2002

    BROWN, J., Dissenting. … (See, e.g., Cohen v. Board of Supervisors (1985) 40 Cal.3d 277, 292 [ 219 Cal.Rptr. 467 , 707 P.2d 840 ].)

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Bagley v. Washington Township Hospital District

    65 Cal. 2d 499 · California Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1966

    Sherbert v. Verner, supra, 374 U.S. 398, 407 ; NAACP v. Button (1963) 371 U.S. 415, 432-433 [ 9 L.Ed.2d 405 , 83 S.Ct. 328 ]; Braunfeld v. Brown (1961) 366 U.S. 599, 607 [ 6 L.Ed.2d 563 , 81 S.Ct. 1144 ] ; Shelton v. … Board of Higher Education (1956) 350 U.S. 551, 555 [ 100 L.Ed. 692 , 76 S.Ct. 637 ]; Wieman v.

    Cited 108 timesPublished
  • Hollman v. Warren

    32 Cal. 2d 351 · California Supreme Court · Aug 4, 1948

    Superior Court, 128 Cal.App. 522 [ 18 P.2d 112 ]; First National Bank v. Superior Court, 71 Cal.App. 64 [ 234 P. 420 ]; Browning v. Dow, 60 Cal.App. 680 [ 213 P. 707 ]; Gammon v. … (See Board of Soc. Welfare v. County of Los Angeles, 27 Cal.2d 98, 100, 101 [ 162 P.2d 627 ]; also, Platnauer v. Board of Supervisors, supra.)

    Cited 81 timesPublished
  • Viking Pools, Inc. v. Maloney

    48 Cal. 3d 602 · California Supreme Court · Apr 17, 1989

    In 1980, brown spots began appearing on the pool surface. The spots consisted of tiny thorn-like growths protruding from the gel coat, as well as blisters on the gel coat. … (Shea v. Board of Medical Examiners (1978) 81 Cal.App.3d 564, 574 [ 146 Cal.Rptr. 653 ]; Wilson v.

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • In Re Lucas

    53 Cal. 4th 839 · California Supreme Court · Mar 5, 2012

    (Yamaha Corp. of America v. State Board of Equalization (1998) 19 Cal.4th 1, 7–8.)” (Agnew v. State Bd. of Equalization (1999) 21 Cal.4th 310, 322; accord, Murphy v. … (Bonnell v. Medical Board (2003) 31 Cal.4th 1255, 1265; Yamaha Corp. of America, supra, 19 Cal.4th at p.14; People ex rel. Lungren v. Superior Court (1996) 14 Cal.4th 294, 309.)

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Currie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd.

    104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 392 · California Supreme Court · Feb 26, 2001

    (See Weber v. Board of Retirement (1998) 62 Cal.App.4th 1440, 1450 [ 73 Cal.Rptr.2d 769 ].) … Dissenting Opinion by BROWN, J. I respectfully dissent. "An agency interpretation of the meaning and legal effect of a statute is entitled to consideration and respect by the courts...." ( Yamaha Corp. of America v.

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Legislature v. Deukmejian

    34 Cal. 3d 658 · California Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1983

    Both chapters were signed by then Governor Brown on January 2, 1983. … (See People v. Board of Sup’rs. (1895) 147 N.Y. 1 [ 41 N.E. 563 ]; Lanning v. Carpenter (1859) 20 N.Y. 447 ; Stone v. Charlestown (1873) 114 Mass. 214, 226-227 ; Warren v.

    Cited 85 timesPublished
  • Stanton v. Panish

    28 Cal. 3d 107 · California Supreme Court · Sep 2, 1980

    On June 22, 1980, Judge Brown retired. … Board of Supervisors (1972) 8 Cal.3d 247, 257-258 [ 104 Cal.Rptr. 761 , 502 P.2d 1049 ]; Tillie Lewis Foods, Inc. v. City of Pittsburg (1975) 52 Cal.App.3d 983, 1006-1007 [ 124 Cal.Rptr. 698 ].)

    Cited 36 timesPublished

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