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  • In re Estate of Winter

    114 Cal. 186 · California Supreme Court · Sep 8, 1896

    (Russell v. Long, 4 Ves. 551; Elwin v. Elwin, 8 Ves. 547; Cripps v. Wolcott, 4 Madd. 15.) … (Daniell v. Daniell, 6 Ves. 300; Jenour v. Jenour, 10 Ves. 566; Browne v. Lord Kenyon, 3 Madd. 416; Denny v. Kettrell, supra; 3 Jarman on Wills, 585-89; Roper on Legacies, 563.)

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • City of Los Angeles v. Venice Peninsula Properties

    31 Cal. 3d 288 · California Supreme Court · May 10, 1982

    Skaggs, Palmer Brown Madden, Maria P. Rivera and Van Voorhis & Skaggs as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent and Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent. … (See, e.g., State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co. (1977) 429 U.S. 363, 375 [ 50 L.Ed.2d 550, 561 , 97 S.Ct. 582 ]; Knight v. U.S. Land Association (1891) 142 U.S. 161 [ 35 L.Ed. 974 , 12 S.Ct. 258 ].)

    Reversed by Summa Corp. v. California Ex Rel. State Lands Commission, 466 U.S. 198 (1984)Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Marin Water & Power Co. v. Town of Sausalito

    168 Cal. 587 · California Supreme Court · Oct 6, 1914

    Subsequently, pursuant to resolution regularly passed by the board of trustees of the town of Sausalito, the president of that board was empowered to execute a certain contract, set forth in full in the resolution and approved … In Munn v. Illinois, Mr.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Perry v. Gross

    172 Cal. 468 · California Supreme Court · Apr 6, 1916

    (Brown v. Wilkinson, 15 M. & W. 391.) In Gulf etc. R. R. Co. v. Warner, 89 Tex. 475 , [ 35 S. … In Dryberg v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Binford v. Boyd

    178 Cal. 458 · California Supreme Court · Jun 29, 1918

    The act establishes a state board of architecture, and empowers said board to examine persons who desire to follow the profession of an architect, and to issue to them licenses for that purpose. … (Stimson Mill Co. v. Braun, 136 Cal. 125 , [ 89 Am. St. Rep. 116 , 57 L. R. A. 726, 68 Pac. *462 481].)

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Pratt v. Browne

    135 Cal. 649 · California Supreme Court · Feb 28, 1902

    (Rauer v. Williams, 118 Cal. 403 ; Darcy v. Mayor etc. San Jose, 104 Cal. 643 ; Dougherty v. Austin, 94 Cal. 621 ; Welsh v. Bramlet, 98 Cal. 226 ; City of Pasadena v. Stimson, 91 Cal. 248 .) … (People v. Curry, 130 Cal. 91 ; In re Werner, 129 Cal. 570 ; Fatjo v. Pfister, 117 Cal. 85 ; City of Los Angeles v. Hance, 122 Cal. 79 ; Lewis v. Dunne, 134 Cal. 291 .)

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Tracy v. Smith

    175 Cal. 161 · California Supreme Court · May 18, 1917

    In Sheer v. Hoyt, 13 Cal. … (See, also, Bickel v. Munger, 20 Cal.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Harper v. Rowe

    53 Cal. 233 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1878

    In Houghton v. … of Houghton v.

    Cited 37 timesPublished
  • Moss v. Superior Court

    17 Cal. 4th 396 · California Supreme Court · Feb 2, 1998

    Relying on Todd, supra, 119 Cal. 57 , Jennings, supra, 133 Cal.App.3d 373 , and In re Brown (1955) 136 Cal.App.2d 40 [ 288 P.2d 27 ] (Brown), he also claimed that, while the amount of support fixed by a child support order … (Brown, supra, 136 Cal.App.2d at p. 43 .)

    Cited 71 timesPublished
  • City of Petaluma v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.

    44 Cal. 2d 284 · California Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1955

    Co. v. … Co. v. City of Los Angeles, ante, p. 272 [ 282 P.2d 36 ]; Postal Tel.-Cable Co. v. Los Angeles, 160 Cal. 129, 131 [116 P. 566]; Western Union Tel. Co. v. Hopkins, 160 Cal. 106, 120 [ 116 P. 557 ]; City of San Diego v.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • People v. Nicolosi

    4 Cal. Unrep. 341 · California Supreme Court · Nov 20, 1893

    The shanty had but one window, and that was darkened by boards nailed on the inside, and a gunny-sack on the outside. … Chambers, 18 Cal. 383 ; People v. Velarde, 59 Cal. 457 . 2.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Jacobs v. Superior Court

    53 Cal. 2d 187 · California Supreme Court · Dec 8, 1959

    (Browne v. Superior Court, 16 Cal.2d 593, 597-598 [ 107 P.2d 1 , 131 A.L.R. 276 ].) … (Greene v. Superior Court, 37 Cal.2d 307 , 310 et seq. [ 231 P.2d 821 ].) *191 While, as pointed out in Cooney v.

    Cited 75 timesPublished
  • In Re Hatch

    10 Cal. 2d 147 · California Supreme Court · Nov 22, 1937

    In Beck v. … De Mille Productions v. Woolery, 61 Fed. (2d) 45.)

    Cited 42 timesPublished
  • Los Angeles County v. Reyes

    3 Cal. Unrep. 775 · California Supreme Court · Feb 8, 1893

    Proceedings were duly taken by the board of supervisors, under the statute, upon the petition of Cheesebrough, to lay out and establish the road. Viewers were appointed, and reported. … This question must be regarded as settled by the case of Monterey Co. v. Cushing, 83 Cal. 511 , 23 Pac. 700 , where the case of Sherman v. Buick is approved.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • People v. Sandoval

    4 Cal. 4th 155 · California Supreme Court · Dec 14, 1992

    He was placed in a protection program, given $600 a month for room and board, and was promised a name change. … (See People v. Bonin (1988) 46 Cal.3d 659, 704-705, fn. 6 [ 250 Cal.Rptr. 687 , 758 P.2d 1217 ]; People v. Brown (1988) 46 Cal.3d 432, 456-457 [ 250 Cal.Rptr. 604 , 758 P.2d 1135 ].)

    Declined to follow on other grounds by People v. Merriman, 60 Cal. 4th 1 (2014)Cited 262 timesPublished
  • People v. Linda Vista Irrigation District

    128 Cal. 477 · California Supreme Court · May 3, 1900

    When the case of Tregea v. Modesto Irr. Dist., supra, was before this court (Board of Directors v. … Dist. v.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • St. Clair v. McAlister

    216 Cal. 95 · California Supreme Court · Jul 25, 1932

    (Connor v. Atchison etc. Ry. Co., 189 Cal. 1 [26 A. L. R 1462, 207 Pac. 378 ]; McCurrie v. Southern Pac. Co., 122 Cal. 558 *98 [55 Pac. 324]; Osgood v. Los Angeles etc. Co., 137 Cal. 280 [ 92 Am. St. … (Kilgore v. Brown, 90 Cal. App. 555, 560 [ 266 Pac. 297 ].)

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • County of Los Angeles v. Rockhold

    3 Cal. 2d 192 · California Supreme Court · Apr 17, 1935

    (Reclamation Board v. Chambers, 46 Cal. App. 476 [ 189 Pac. 479 ] ; Sacramento & San Joaquin Drainage Dist. v. Riley, 199 Cal. 668 [ 251 Pac. 207 ]; Reclamation Board v. Riley, 206 Cal. 661 [ 284 Pac. 668 ].) … In Chapman v.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Wilson v. San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

    19 Cal. 3d 555 · California Supreme Court · Jun 6, 1977

    (Accord, Rogers v. … (See Elias v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Suhr v. Lauterbach

    164 Cal. 591 · California Supreme Court · Jan 24, 1913

    (Klienclaus v. Dutard, 147 Cal. 245 , [ 81 Pac. 516 ].) .“Where such is the condition, the demand is, in a court of equity, barred by laches.” … (Cahill v. Superior Court, 145 Cal. 42, 47 , [ 78 Pac. 767 ].)

    Cited 25 timesPublished

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