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  • Quigg v. Evans

    121 Cal. 546 · California Supreme Court · Jul 28, 1898

    This appointment was made under the provisions of section 8, article V, of the constitution, which reads: “When any office from any cause becomes vacant, and no mode is provided by the *550 constitution and law for filling … Rep. 677 ; Hoagland v. Sacramento, 52 Cal. 142 . We are unable to discover any infraction of these provisions in the legislation now challenged.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • S. Cal. Edison Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization

    220 Cal. 420 · California Supreme Court · Mar 30, 1934

    Rys. v. Johnson, 210 Cal. 138, 154, 155 [ 291 Pac. 197 ].) … Our own court has also given expression to a similar statement of the law (Payne v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Proll v. Dunn

    80 Cal. 220 · California Supreme Court · Aug 27, 1889

    By reference to the act referred to in Stratton v. … Baggett v. Dunn, 69 Cal. 75 , was a case where the claim was for a salary,—a claim which was not required to be presented to the board of examiners.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Shannon v. Cheney

    156 Cal. 567 · California Supreme Court · Nov 24, 1909

    Or, as expressed in the case of San Francisco v. Anderson, 103 Cal. 70 , [ 42 Am. St. … Co. v. Conley, 144 Cal. 483 , [ 77 Pac. 1042 ].)

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Topanga Assn. for a Scenic Comm. v. CTY OF LOS ANGELES

    11 Cal. 3d 506 · California Supreme Court · May 17, 1974

    Assn. v. Board of Permit Appeals, supra, at pp. 772-773. See also Stoddard v. Edelman (1970) 4 Cal. App.3d 544, 549 [ 84 Cal. Rptr. 443 ]. Cf. Friends of Mammoth v. … (See Johnston v. Board of Supervisors (1947) 31 Cal.2d 66, 74 [ 187 P.2d 686 ]; Kappadahl v. Alcan Pacific Co. (1963) 222 Cal. App.2d 626, 634 [ 35 Cal. Rptr. 354 ].)

    Cited 393 timesPublished
  • Madden v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

    17 Cal. 3d 699 · California Supreme Court · Aug 10, 1976

    In negotiating such agreements and amendments the board acts as the agent or representative of the employees. (Bios v. Bankers Life Co. (1955) 133 Cal.App.2d 147, 150 [ 283 P.2d 744 ]; see Boseman v. … In Gear v. Webster (1968) 258 Cal.App.2d 57 [ 65 Cal.Rptr. 255 ], a real estate salesman joined a board of realtors and agreed to observe the board’s bylaws.

    Cited 242 timesPublished
  • Melvin v. State

    121 Cal. 16 · California Supreme Court · May 31, 1898

    (Gibbons v. United States, *23 8 Wall. 269 ; Clodfelter v. State, 86 N. C. 51, 53 ; 41 Am. Rep. 440 ; Chapman v. State, 104 Cal. 690 ; 43 Am. St. Rep. 158 ; Green v. State, 73 Cal. 29 ; Bourn v. … In Carver v. Braintree Mfg.

    Disapproved by Guidi v. State of California, 41 Cal. 2d 623 (1953)Cited 55 timesPublished
  • Johnson v. Fontana County Fire Protection District

    15 Cal. 2d 380 · California Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1940

    (Koehler v. Holt Mfg. Co., 146 Cal. 335 [ 80 Pac. 73 ]; Baker v. Eilers Music Co., 175 Cal. 657 [ 166 Pac. 1008 ]; Gage Canal Co. v. East Riverside Water Co., 180 Cal. 204 [ 180 Pac. 332 ].) … Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and City of Los Angeles v. Mayor ( 51 Cal. App. 492 [ 197 Pac. 403 ]), the rule should not apply.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • People v. Shipman

    62 Cal. 2d 226 · California Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1965

    Washington State Board etc. Paroles, 357 U.S. 214 [ 78 S.Ct. 1061 , 2 L.Ed.2d 1269 ]; Draper v. … Washington, 372 U.S. 487 [ 83 S.Ct. 774 , 9 L.Ed.2d 899 ], but from the denial of a petition for a writ of coram nobis ( Lane v. Brown, 372 U.S. 477 [ 83 S.Ct. 768 , 9 L.Ed.2d 892 ]; see McCrary v.

    Cited 182 timesPublished
  • Spaulding v. North San Francisco Homestead & Railroad

    87 Cal. 40 · California Supreme Court · Dec 12, 1890

    . *42 Mulligan v. Smith and Kahn v. … This, we are convinced, presents a different case from that of Mulligan v. Smith, 59 Cal. 206 ; affirmed in Kahn v. Board, 79 Cal. 388 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Lipman v. Brisbane Elementary School District

    55 Cal. 2d 224 · California Supreme Court · Jan 27, 1961

    (Hancock v. Board of Education, 140 Cal. 554, 561-562 [ 74 P. 44 ]; Main v. Claremont Unified School Dist., 161 Cal.App.2d 189, 192, 207 [ 326 P.2d 573 ]; Titus v. … Board of Education, 136 Cal. 245, 246 [ 68 P. 703 ]; Giguiere v. Patterson, 138 Cal.App. 167, 171-173 [ 31 P.2d 804 ]; Kistner v. Pomeroy, 84 Cal.App. 550 , 551 et seq. [ 258 P. 619 ]; see Titus v.

    Abrogated on other grounds by Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co., 48 Cal. 3d 711 (1989)Cited 150 timesPublished
  • Allison Ranch Mining Co. v. County of Nevada

    104 Cal. 161 · California Supreme Court · Sep 21, 1894

    very strict rules in the matter of keeping the minutes of its proceedings, and the rule as to the matter of notice to be given the property *164 owner in such cases as this is properly stated in Spring Valley Water Works v. … Schottler, 62 Cal. 103 , as follows: “ In our opinion (as intimated in Patten v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Pixley v. Lodi High School District

    124 Cal. 694 · California Supreme Court · Jun 6, 1899

    Subdivision 14 of this section, as it was amended in 1895, requires the high school board to furnish to the authorities whose duty it is to levy taxes—in this case the board of supervisors (Chico etc. Board v. … It was held in Sprague v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Ex parte Shrader

    33 Cal. 279 · California Supreme Court · Oct 15, 1867

    In Coates v. … Cooper et al. v. Metropolitan Board of Health, 32 Howard P.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • In Re Slayback

    209 Cal. 480 · California Supreme Court · May 28, 1930

    Thaw) ; State v. Snell, 46 Wash. 327 [9 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1191, 89 Pac. 931 ]; Ex parte Brown, 39 Wash. 160 [ 109 Am. St. Rep. 868 , 4 Ann. Cas. 488, 1 L. R. A. (N. S.) 540, 81 Pac. 552 ]. … (Urquhart v. Brown, 205 U. S. 179 [ 51 L. Ed. 760 , 27 Sup. Ct. Rep. 459].) The commitment considered by the court in the case of Brown v.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Miller v. County of Kern

    137 Cal. 516 · California Supreme Court · Oct 22, 1902

    (Weyse v. Crawford, 85 Cal. 196 ; Dranga v. Rowe, 127 Cal. 506 .) Boards of supervisors have power, sitting as boards of equalization, to increase or lower any individual assessment. (Pol. Code, sec. 3673; Allison etc. … Co. v. Nevada County, 104 Cal. 161 .) And the state board may increase or lower the entire assessment-roll. (Pol. Code, sec. 3692; Baldwin v. Ellis, 68 Cal. 495 .)

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Mardis v. McCarthy

    162 Cal. 94 · California Supreme Court · Jan 29, 1912

    (Taylor v. Palmer, 3. 1 Cal. 241 .) … (DeGraff v. St. Paul etc. R. Co., 23 Minn. 144 ; Preston v. Dubuque etc. R. Co., 11 Iowa 17 .)

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • People v. McLain

    46 Cal. 3d 97 · California Supreme Court · Jul 28, 1988

    Brown (1985) 40 Cal.3d 512, *115 538-544 [ 220 Cal.Rptr. 637 , 709 P.2d 440 ], reversed on other grounds sub nomine California v. Brown (1987) 479 U.S. 538 [ 107 S.Ct. 837 [ 93 L.Ed.2d 934 , 107 S.Ct. 837 ]]. … In conclusion, we find no Brown error. 4 F.

    Cited 84 timesPublished
  • People v. Hoge

    55 Cal. 612 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1880

    The Board of Election Commissioners had no power to order an election of a Board of Freeholders. 2. The Board of Election Commissioners had no power to call a special election. 3. … (Dishon v. Smith, County Judge, 10 Iowa, 218 .)

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Star-Kist Foods, Inc. v. Quinn

    54 Cal. 2d 507 · California Supreme Court · Jul 26, 1960

    (Security-First National Bank v. Board of Supervisors, 35 Cal.2d 323, 327 [ 217 P.2d 948 ] ; Vista Irr. Dist. v. Board of Supervisors, 32 Cal.2d 477, 478 [ 196 P.2d 926 ] ; Sherman v. … Star-Kist attempts to distinguish Security-First National Bank v. Board of Supervisors, supra, and Vista Irr. Dist. v.

    Cited 35 timesPublished

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