Case law

Elkins v. Derby

12 Cal. 3d 410 · California Supreme Court · Aug 22, 1974

After several months of adjudication, the board decided that plaintiff had not been an “employee” at the time of his injury because he had not received compensation for his services; the board thus concluded that plaintiff … (Dillon v. Board of Pension Commrs. (1941) 18 Cal. 2d 427, 430-431 [ 116 P.2d 37 , 136 A.L.R. 800 ]; see also Lerner v. Los Angeles City Board of Education (1963) 59 Cal.2d 382, 391 [ 29 Cal.

Cutler v. State Bar

71 Cal. 2d 241 · California Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1969

(See Schullman v. … The disciplinary board’s recommendation of disbarment in L.A. 29578 was made without consideration of petitioner’s misconduct in L.A. 29579. The board considered petitioner’s misconduct in L.A 29327 (see Cutler v.

Fay v. Pacific Improvement Co.

93 Cal. 253 · California Supreme Court · Feb 4, 1892

(Pinkerton v. Woodward, 33 Cal. 597 ; Hancock v. Rand, 94 N. Y. 1 ; 46 Am. Rep. 112 ; Jalie v. Cardinal, 35 Wis. 118 ; Hall v. Pike, 100 Mass. 495 ; Berkshire Woolen Co. v. Proctor, 7 Cush. 417 .) … (Hall v. Pike, 100 Mass. 495 .)

Gallagher v. Market Street Railway Co. of San Francisco

67 Cal. 13 · California Supreme Court · May 6, 1885

(Ashworth v. Kittridge, 12 Cush. 193 ; Commonw. v. Wilson, 1 Gray, 67 ; Washburn v. Cuddihy, 8 Gray, 430 ; Melvin v. Easley, 1 Jones (N. C.) 387; Carter v. State, 2 Ind. 617 ; Fowler v. Lewis, 25 Tex. 380 .) … (See also Commonw. v. Brown, 121 Mass. 69 -75.)

Olympic and Ga. Partners, LLC v. County of L.A.

California Supreme Court · Aug 28, 2025

(Elk Hills Power, LLC v. Board of Equalization (2013) 57 Cal.4th 593, 601 (Elk Hills).) … Our decision in Elk Hills Power, LLC v. Board of Equalization (2013) 57 Cal.4th 593 (Elk Hills) sets out the basic binary we must apply here.

Rice v. National City

132 Cal. 354 · California Supreme Court · Mar 29, 1901

It was so held in People v. … Or as said in People v. Ward, 107 Cal. 239 , “ he had a fixed tenure and a contingent term.” (See also People v. Hammond, 66 Cal. 654 , and Dillon v. Bicknell, 116 Cal. 111 .)

Buckley v. Howe

86 Cal. 596 · California Supreme Court · Dec 6, 1890

(Bludworth v. Lake, 33 Cal. 256 ; Eversdon v. Mayhew, 65 Cal. 163 ; Hosmer v. Wallace, 47 Cal. 461 ; Rutledge v. Murphy, 51 Cal. 388 ; Plummer v. Brown, 70 Cal. 544 ; Sanford v. Sanford, 13 Pac. Rep. 602 ; Johnson v. … (Plummer v. Brown, 70 Cal. 544 .)

Sunny Slope Water Co. v. City of Pasadena

1 Cal. 2d 87 · California Supreme Court · May 31, 1934

(Wheat v. Barrett, 210 Cal. 193 [ 290 Pac. 1033 ]; Brougher v. Board of Public Works, 205 Cal. 426 [ 271 Pac. 487 ] ; Miller v. Board of Public Works, 195 Cal. 477 [ 234 Pac. 381 , 38 A. L. … (Miller v. Board of Public Works, supra; Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., 272 U. S. 365 [47 Sup. Ct. 114, 71 L. Ed. 303 , 54 A. L. R. 1016].)

Zelig v. County of Los Angeles

119 Cal. Rptr. 2d 709 · California Supreme Court · May 20, 2002

(See Jenks v. Sullivan (Colo. 1992) 826 P.2d 825, 827-828 , overruled on other grounds in Bertrand v. Board of County Com’rs (Colo. 1994) 872 P.2d 223 ; Duong v. … County of Kern, supra, 17 Cal.4th at p. 349 , quoting Board of Comm’rs of Bryan Cty. v. Brown (1997) 520 U.S. 397, 404 [ 117 S.Ct. 1382, 1388 , 137 L.Ed.2d 626 ].)

American River Flood Control District v. Sweet

214 Cal. 778 · California Supreme Court · Feb 5, 1932

(See Gray v. Reclamation Dist. No. 1500, 174 Cal. 622 [ 163 Pac. 1024 ]; Miller & Lux v. Sacramento & S. J. D. … No. 1500 v. Riley, 192 Cal. 147 [ 218 Pac. 762 ]; Sacramento & S. J. D. Dist. v. Riley, 199 Cal. 668 [ 251 Pac. 207 ]; Reclamation Board v. Riley, 208 Cal. 661, 685 [ 284 Pac. 668 ].)

People v. Nunn

46 Cal. 2d 460 · California Supreme Court · May 8, 1956

People v. Whitlow, 113 Cal.App.2d 804, 807 [6] [ 249 P.2d 35 ]; Davis v. State Board of Medical Examiners, 108 Cal.App.2d 346, 352 [ 239 P.2d 78 ].) … Hewitt v. State Board of Medical Examiners, 148 Cal. 590 at 592 [ 84 P. 39 , 113 Am.St.Rep. 315 , 7 Ann.Cas. 750, 3 L.R.A.N.S. 896 ]; People v.

California Portland Cement Co. v. Boone

181 Cal. 35 · California Supreme Court · Aug 16, 1919

(Denny-Renton Clay Coal Co. v. National Surety Co., 93 Wash. 103 , [ 160 Pac. 1 ].) … (Powell v. French, 135 Cal. 636 , [ 68 Pac. 92 ]; Hub Hdw. Co. v. Aetna Accident etc. Co., 178 Cal. 264 , [ 173 Pac. 81 ].)

Young v. Superior Court

216 Cal. 512 · California Supreme Court · Oct 11, 1932

Hearings were had by the board of supervisors as provided for by the act. The protests were overruled and on August 31, 1931, the *515 board adopted a final resolution ordering said acquisitions. … (Allied Amusement Co. v. Byram, 201 Cal. 316 [ 256 Pac. 1097 ] ; County of Los Angeles v. Hunt, 198 Cal. 753 [ 247 Pac. 897 ] ; Siege v. City of Richmond, 194 Cal. 305 [ 228 Pac. 461]; Cadd v. McGuire, 69 Cal.

American Toll Bridge Co. v. Railroad Commission

12 Cal. 2d 184 · California Supreme Court · Sep 27, 1938

(Newsom v. Board of Supervisors, 205 Cal. 262, 266 [ 270 Pac. 676 ].) … (Stanislaus County v. San Joaquin C. & I. Co., supra, p. 211; Spring Valley Water Works v. Board of Supervisors, 61 Cal. 2, 5 ; Spring Valley Water Works v. Schottler, 110 U. S. 347 [4 Sup. Ct. 48, 28 L. Ed. 173 ].)

Times-Mirror Co. v. Superior Court

3 Cal. 2d 309 · California Supreme Court · Apr 19, 1935

Rep. 249 ]; Hennessy v. Superior Court, 194 Cal. 368 [ 228 Pac. 862 ] ; Scott v. Shields, 8 Cal. … The case of City of Los Angeles v.

Sharon S. v. San Diego County Superior Court

116 Cal. Rptr. 2d 496 · California Supreme Court · Jan 29, 2002

116 Cal.Rptr.2d 496 (2002) 39 P.3d 512 SHARON S., Petitioner, v. SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, Respondent. Annette F., Real Party in Interest. No. S102671. Supreme Court of California. January 29, 2002. … GEORGE, C.J, KENNARD, J., BAXTER, J., WERDEGAR, J., CHIN, J., BROWN, J., and MORENO, J, concur.

Simpson v. Gillis

1 Cal. 2d 42 · California Supreme Court · May 17, 1934

The plaintiffs rely on the case of Leviston v. … Co. v. Schiappa-Pietra, 151 Cal. 732, 745 [ 91 Pac. 593 ]; Lindy v. McChesney, 141 Cal. 351, 353 [ 74 Pac. 1034 ].)

AMADOR VALLEY JT. UN. HIGH SCH. v. State Bd. of Equal.

22 Cal. 3d 208 · California Supreme Court · Sep 22, 1978

Co. v. State Board of Equalization (1965) 63 Cal.2d 222, 232-233 [ 45 Cal. … (See State of South Dakota v. Brown (1978) 20 Cal.3d 765, 777 [ 144 Cal. Rptr. 758 , 576 P.2d 473 ]; Associated Home Builders etc., Inc. v. City of Livermore, supra, 18 Cal.3d at p. 598; Reynolds v.

People v. Reclamation District No. 136

121 Cal. 522 · California Supreme Court · Jul 23, 1898

And the approval of the petition by the board was an adjudication of the fact, an adjudication that was absolutely conclusive. (Humboldt Co. v. Dinsmore, 75 Cal. 604 ; Farmers' Bank v. … (Citing People v. Board, etc., 27 Cal. 655 ; Hedges v. Dam, 72 Cal. 520 ; Spaulding v. Wesson, 84 Cal. 141 ; Ohm v. San Francisco, 92 Cal. 450 .) None of the cases cited were quo warranto cases.

King v. Lamb

117 Cal. 401 · California Supreme Court · Jun 25, 1897

Lawton, President of the Board of Trustees; O. S. Flint, Clerk of the Board of Trustees of Sacramento City.” … Even if it were so, we should not feel in- *406 dined to hold that the board had not jurisdiction to order the work because of so trifling an uncertainty. The case of Bolton v. Gilleran, 105 Cal. 244 , 45 Am. St.