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  • Cowart v. Union Paving Co.

    216 Cal. 375 · California Supreme Court · Sep 23, 1932

    (Brown v. Silverton, 97 Or. 441 [ 190 Pac. 971 ], where the authorities are extensively discussed.) See, also, Bellingham Bay etc. Co. v. New Whatcom, 172 U. S. 314 [ 43 L. Ed. 460 , 19 Sup. Ct. … (Nottage v. City of Portland, supra; Richman v. Board of Supervisors, etc., 77 Iowa, 513 [ 14 Am. St. Rep. 308 , 4 L. R. A. 445, 42 N. W. 422 ]; Kansas City v. Silver, supra.)

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Estate of Sorensen

    44 Cal. 2d 306 · California Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1955

    (Estate of Pendergast, 143 Cal. 135, 140 [ 76 P. 962 ]; see also People v. Roach, 76 Cal. 294, 296 [ 18 P. 407 ]; Estate of Laurence, 84 Cal.App.2d 500, 505-506 [ 191 P.2d 109 ].) … In State v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Department of Conservation v. El Dorado County

    36 Cal. 4th 971 · California Supreme Court · Aug 8, 2005

    Code, § 11180 [capacity to sue]; see also Brown v. … Younger v.

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Bd. of State Harbor Comm'rs v. Broadway Wharf Co.

    31 Cal. 33 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1866

    the fund under the style of the Board of Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. … (Brown v. Martin, 25 Cal. 82 .) This was not done, and it is too late to seek its shelter for the first time in this Court. In both of the cases cited by counsel, (People v. Van Rensselaer, 9 N. Y. 318 , and People v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • In Re Fahey

    8 Cal. 3d 842 · California Supreme Court · Feb 13, 1973

    (Hallinan v. Committee of Bar Examiners, supra, 65 Cal.2d 447, 461-462 ; see Yakov v. Board of Medical Examiners, supra, 68 Cal.2d 67, 73-74 .) *854 Clearly we do not condone respondent’s income tax delinquencies. … Brown (Ky. 1957) 302 S.W.2d 834 (no discipline); Kentucky State Bar Assn. v.

    Cited 62 timesPublished
  • Roman Catholic Welfare Corp. v. City of Piedmont

    45 Cal. 2d 325 · California Supreme Court · Oct 27, 1955

    (Whitmore v. Brown, 207 Cal. 473 [ 279 P. 447 ] ; Esberg v. Badaracco, 202 Cal. 110 [ 259 P. 730 ] ; Anderson v. … Ransom v.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Hart-Wood Lumber Co. v. Bonaly

    192 Cal. 180 · California Supreme Court · Oct 8, 1923

    Rep. 199 , 18 Pac. 248 ]; Browning v. McNear, 158 Cal. 525 [ 111 Pac. 541 ]). … In the case of Browning v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Attorney-General v. Bd. of Supervisors of Shasta County

    75 Cal. 179 · California Supreme Court · Feb 25, 1888

    ascertained by the board, if two thirds of the legal votes casts by those voting on the proposition are in favor of any particular place, the board must give notice of the result by posting notices thereof in all the election … (Dickey v. Reed, 78 111. 261.) For these reasons, we are of the opinion that the judgment of the court below should be affirmed. Belcher, C. C., and Hayne, C., concurred.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • People v. Latimer

    5 Cal. 4th 1203 · California Supreme Court · Oct 4, 1993

    (Patterson v. McLean Credit Union, supra, 491 U.S. at pp. 172-173 [ 105 L.Ed.2d at p. 148 ]; see also Board of Supervisors v. … Because the Neal opinion cited People v. Brown, supra, 49 Cal.2d 577 , the Neal test is sometimes referred to as the “Brown-Neal test.” (E.g., People v.

    Cited 484 timesPublished
  • People v. Wade

    44 Cal. 3d 975 · California Supreme Court · Mar 24, 1988

    (See People v. Brown (1985) 40 Cal.3d 512, 541 [ 220 Cal.Rptr. 637 , 709 P.2d 440 ], vacated sub nom. California v. Brown (1987) 479 U.S. 538 [ 93 L.Ed.2d 934 , 107 S.Ct. 837 ]; People v. … (See People v. Allen, supra, 42 Cal.3d at pp. 1276-1280; People v. Brown, supra, 40 Cal.3d 512 .)

    Cited 52 timesPublished
  • Veterans' Finance Committee of 1943 v. Betts

    55 Cal. 2d 397 · California Supreme Court · Feb 16, 1961

    Brown, Governor of the State of California; Alan Cranston, State Controller ; John E. Carr, Director of Finance; Joseph M. … (People v. Thompson, 67 Cal. 627, 628 [ 9 P. 833 ]; Kenfield v. Irwin, 52 Cal. 164, 169 ; McKune v. John B. Weller, 11 Cal. 49 , 62 et seq.; People v. Porter, 6 Cal. 26, 29 .)

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Rosales v. Depuy Ace Medical Co.

    92 Cal. Rptr. 2d 465 · California Supreme Court · Feb 7, 2000

    (See McCoy v. … J., Kennard, J., Baxter, J., Chin, J., and Brown, J., concurred.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • People v. Russell

    50 Cal. 4th 1228 · California Supreme Court · Nov 15, 2010

    Brown (2004) 33 Cal.4th 382, 398 [ 15 Cal.Rptr.3d 624 , 93 P.3d 244 ], quoting Payne v. Tennessee, supra, 501 U.S. at p. 823.) … (People v. Brown (1988) 46 Cal.3d 432, 446-449 [ 250 Cal.Rptr. 604 , 758 P.2d 1135 ]; People v. Avena (1996) 13 Cal.4th 394, 433-435 [ 53 Cal.Rptr.2d 301 , 916 P.2d 1000 ].)

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Clark v. Burleigh

    4 Cal. 4th 474 · California Supreme Court · Dec 24, 1992

    (Kaplan v. County of Los Angeles (9th Cir. 1990) 894 F.2d 1076, 1080 ; Patterson v. Board of Supervisors (1988) 202 Cal.App.3d 22, 29-30 [ 248 Cal.Rptr. 253 ]; Gebert v. … (See, e.g., Brown v. Hartlage (1982) 456 U.S. 45 [ 71 L.Ed.2d 732 , 102 S.Ct. 1523 ] [barring any candidate from promising, if elected, to serve at a salary less than that fixed by law]; Eu v.

    Cited 43 timesPublished
  • County Sanitation District No. 2 v. Los Angeles County Employees' Ass'n, Local 660

    38 Cal. 3d 564 · California Supreme Court · May 13, 1985

    (Keyishian v. Board of Regents, supra, 385 U.S. 589, 602-603 ; Elfbrandt v. Russell, 384 U.S. 11, 15 , et seq.; N.A.A.C.P. v. Button, 371 U.S. 415, 432-433 ; Shelton v. Tucker, 364 U.S. 479, 488 ; Bagley v. … (Labor Board v. Jones & Laughlin (1937) 301 U.S. 1, 33 [ 81 L.Ed. 893, 909 , 57 S.Ct. 615 , 108 A.L.R. 1352 ].)

    Cited 35 timesPublished
  • Nash v. City of Santa Monica

    37 Cal. 3d 97 · California Supreme Court · Oct 25, 1984

    Co. v. … (Marcus Brown Holding Co., *106 Inc. v. Feldman (1921) 256 U.S. 170, 199 [ 65 L.Ed. 877, 889 , 41 S.Ct. 465 ]; accord, Marquam Investment Corp. v. Beers (1980) 47 Ore.App. 711 [ 615 P.2d 1064 ].)

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • Southern California Edison Co. v. Peevey

    3 Cal. Rptr. 3d 703 · California Supreme Court · Aug 21, 2003

    In Sacramento Newspaper Guild v. Sacramento County Board of Supervisors (1968) 263 Cal.App.2d 41 [ 69 Cal.Rptr. 480 ], the court held that the enactment of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Gov. … The Attorney General noted, first, that the Brown Act’s “personnel exception” (Gov. Code, § 54957) has been construed to permit closed-session action on appointments and dismissals (see Lucas v.

    Cited 62 timesPublished
  • City & County of San Francisco v. United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States & Canada

    42 Cal. 3d 810 · California Supreme Court · Oct 27, 1986

    No. 2 v. … Code, § 3512 et seq.), which also vests authority to adjudicate unfair labor practice claims in the Public Employment Relations Board. Most local employees fall within the scope of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Gov.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • County of Los Angeles v. Jessup

    11 Cal. 2d 273 · California Supreme Court · May 2, 1938

    This proposition found expression in the case of City of Los Angeles v. … The decision in Brown v. Ferdon, 5 Cal. (2d) 226 [ 54 Pac. (2d) 712 ], precludes any such construction of the statute.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Union Transportation Co. v. Bassett

    118 Cal. 604 · California Supreme Court · Oct 14, 1897

    (White v. Kent, 11 Ohio St. 553 ; Wiley v. Alleghany County Commrs., 51 Md. 404 ; St. Louis v. Weber, 44 Mo. 550 ; Knoxville v. Bird, 12 Lea, 121 ; 47 Am. Rep. 326 .) … (Levy v. Scott, 115 Cal. 39 .)

    Cited 6 timesPublished

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