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  • Norton v. Whitehead

    84 Cal. 263 · California Supreme Court · Jun 2, 1890

    (Frink v. Roe, 70 Cal. 309 ; Hunt v. Rousmanier, 8 Wheat. 175 .) … Counsel for appellants further contend, on the authority of Hunt v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Hastings v. City of San Francisco

    18 Cal. 49 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1861

    The case of Hunsacker v. Borden ( 5 Cal. 288 ) is not in conflict with this view. … In the case of Burgoyne v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Western States Petroleum Assn. v. Superior Court

    9 Cal. 4th 559 · California Supreme Court · Feb 16, 1995

    (Shaped Industries, Inc. v. Governing Board, supra, 1 Cal.App.4th 218, 232 .) … Gilroy City Council, supra, 222 Cal.App.3d 30, 40-41 ; McQueen v. Board of Directors (1988) 202 Cal.App.3d 1136, 1144 [ 249 Cal.Rptr. 439 ]; Western Mun. Water Dist. v.

    Cited 391 timesPublished
  • Thompson v. Williams

    76 Cal. 153 · California Supreme Court · May 15, 1888

    board on the 8th did not fix the hour at all. … (See Manufacturing Co. v. Vassault, 50 Cal. 534 .) The judgment must be affirmed. So ordered. McFarland, J., and Sharpstein, J., concurred.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • In Re Powell

    45 Cal. 3d 894 · California Supreme Court · Jun 27, 1988

    It is indisputable, of course, that the board could not have based its rescission on the Gravitt allegation without giving Powell an opportunity to confront and cross-examine witnesses. (See Morrisey v. … (See People v. Powell, supra, 67 Cal.2d 32 ; People v. Powell, supra, 40 Cal.App.3d 107 .) We refer to Powell’s imprisonment following his arrest in this case.

    Cited 53 timesPublished
  • Nolan v. Reese

    32 Cal. 484 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1867

    Such are the methods pointed out by the Act for reviewing the decisions of the Board and the acts, of the Superintendent, and they exclude all others by positive provision. (Secs. 4 and 6 ; Gonlin v. … The testimony offered, to prove that the resolution of the Board ordering the work to be done was not signed by the Mayor was properly excluded. (Acts 1862, p. 392, Sec. 3 ; Taylor v. Palmer, 31 Cal. 240 .)

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Lamberson v. Jefferds

    118 Cal. 363 · California Supreme Court · Sep 25, 1897

    It was said in Lassen County v. … And in McFarland v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Directors of Fallbrook Irrigation District v. Abila

    106 Cal. 365 · California Supreme Court · Mar 11, 1895

    (People v. Seale, 52 Cal. 71 .) … This act of the clerk was unauthorized, and did not make the inserted words a part of the records of the board. In Dyer v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Schwiesau v. Mahon

    128 Cal. 114 · California Supreme Court · Mar 17, 1900

    (Citing Bolton v. Gilleran, 105 Cal. 244 ; 45 Am. St. Rep. 33 ; San Jose Imp. Co. v. Auzerais, 106 Cal. 498 .) … The resolution is the initial step, and by it alone the board acquired jurisdiction to subsequently order the work done. (Bolton v. Gilleran, supra.)

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Finigan v. Perkins

    85 Cal. 509 · California Supreme Court · Sep 5, 1890

    (People v. Taylor, 57 Cal. 620 ; Payne v. San Francisco, 3 Cal. 122 ; People v. Brite, 55 Cal. 79 ; Hull v. Superior Court, 63 Cal. 174 ; People v. Hartwell, 67 Cal. 11 . See also Ball v. … Kenfield , 55 Cal 320; People v. Whitman, 10 Cal. 38 ; Conger v. Gilmer, 32 Cal. 80 ; Marbury v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Schwartz v. Wilson

    75 Cal. 502 · California Supreme Court · Mar 31, 1888

    In San Francisco v. … Were the ques *506 tion discussed in San Francisco v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Agnew v. City of Los Angeles

    51 Cal. 2d 1 · California Supreme Court · Oct 17, 1958

    XI, §11; Tolman v. Underhill, 39 Cal.2d 708, 712 [4] [ 249 P.2d 280 ]; Pipoly v. Benson, 20 Cal.2d 366, 370 [ 125 P.2d 482 , 147 A.L.R. 515 ] ; Atlas Mixed Mortar Co. v. … In City & County of San Francisco v.

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Bienfield v. Van Ness

    176 Cal. 585 · California Supreme Court · Dec 4, 1917

    (Mardis v. McCarthy, 162 Cal. 98 , [ 121 Pac. 389 ] ; Hayne v. San Francisco, 174 Cal. 185 , [ 162 Pac. 625 ].) … (San Francisco v. Certain Real Property, 50 Cal. 188 ; G illis v. Cleveland, 87 Cal. 219 , [ 25 Pac. 351 ].) 8.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Merrill v. Department of Motor Vehicles

    71 Cal. 2d 907 · California Supreme Court · Sep 3, 1969

    Jockey Club, Inc. v. Caliornia etc. Racing Board, supra, Cal.2d 167, 175; McDonough v. … (See Stewart v. State Personnel Board (1967) 250 Cal.App.2d 445, 447-448 [ 58 Cal.Rptr. 280 ]; Sweeney v. State Personnel Board (1966) 245 Cal.App.2d 246, 251 [ 53 Cal.Rptr. 766 ]; Forstner v.

    Cited 170 timesPublished
  • People v. Thompson

    115 Cal. 160 · California Supreme Court · Nov 30, 1896

    (People v. Thompson, 111 Cal. 242 .) … This precise question has, I think, been decided by this court, after most mature consideration, in Sharon v. Sharon, 79 Cal. 633 .

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Meyerfeld v. South San Joaquin Irrigation District

    3 Cal. 2d 409 · California Supreme Court · Apr 30, 1935

    (McDonald v. Hovey, 110 U. S. 619, 629 [4 Sup. Ct. 142, 28 L. Ed. 269 ]; Pacific G. & E. Co. v. Industrial. Acc. Com., 124 Cal. App. 303 [ 12 Pac. (2d) 649 ] ; McCarthy v. Board of Fire Commrs., 37 Cal. … Although the purchasers of said bonds were charged with notice of the limitations of the power of the board (McCoy v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Felt v. Waughop

    193 Cal. 498 · California Supreme Court · Apr 30, 1924

    Brown, who has likewise complied with all of said requirements. … This conclusion finds some support in the case of State v. Marks, 30 La. Ann. 97 , cited and quoted from in the recent case of People v. La Barre, ante, p. 388 [ 224 Pac. 750 ].

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Smithers v. Fitch

    82 Cal. 153 · California Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1889

    (Potter v. Ames, 43 Cal. 75 -80.) … (Quinn v. Anderson, 70 Cal. 456 .) “The question of highway or no highway was one of fact, to be passed upon as such by the court, and was properly determined as such.” (Tait v. Hall, 71 Cal. 152 ; citing Harding v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Avila v. CITRUS COMMUNITY

    7 Cal. Rptr. 3d 777 · California Supreme Court · Dec 10, 2003

    7 Cal.Rptr.3d 777 (2003) 81 P.3d 222 AVILA v. CITRUS COMMUNITY. No. S119575. Supreme Court of California December 10, 2003. Petition for review granted. GEORGE, C.J., BAXTER, WERDEGAR, CHIN, and BROWN, JJ., concur.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Boskowitz v. Thompson

    144 Cal. 724 · California Supreme Court · Sep 20, 1904

    (Thompson v. Allen County, 115 U. S. 550 ; People v. Biggins, 96 Ill. 481 ; Corbin v. Young, 24 Kan. 201 ; Grand Rapids etc. v. Trustees, 102 Ky. 556 ; Board of Commrs. v. King, 67 Fed. 202 .) 2. … (Hughson v. Crane, 115 Cal. 404 .)

    Cited 24 timesPublished

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