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  • Rico v. Spence

    21 Cal. 504 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1863

    complaint sets forth that a grant of the premises was issued in 1822 to Jose Santiago Estrada, through whom the plaintiffs trace their title; that the defendant David Spence presented a claim for the same premises to the Board … (Estrada v. Murphy, 19 Cal. 269 .) Independent of these views, there is another consideration which concludes the case. The plaintiffs do not show the possession of any equities which can control the legal title.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Central Pathology Service Medical Clinic, Inc. v. Superior Court

    3 Cal. 4th 181 · California Supreme Court · Jul 31, 1992

    The trial court relied on Bommareddy v. … The Brown-Lockyer Civil Liabilities Reform Act In 1987, the Legislature enacted the Brown-Lockyer Civil Liability Reform Act (the Act). (Stats. 1987, ch. 1498, §§ 1-7, pp. 5777-5782.)

    Cited 87 timesPublished
  • Whitcomb Hotel, Inc. v. California Employment Commission

    24 Cal. 2d 753 · California Supreme Court · Aug 18, 1944

    Superior Court, 17 Cal.2d 707, 712 [ 112 P. 2d 10 ]; Hoyt v. Board of Civil Service Commissioners, 21 Cal.2d 399, 402 [ 132 P.2d 804 ].) … Board of Administration, 34 Cal.App.2d 514, 521 [ 93 P.2d 1046 , 94 A.L.R. 610 ].)

    Cited 154 timesPublished
  • Lebrun v. Richards

    210 Cal. 308 · California Supreme Court · Sep 25, 1930

    App. 214 [ 187 Pac. 69, 70 ]; Board of Trustees v. Rodley, 38 Cal. App. 563 [ 177 Pac. 175, 176 ]; Ogburn v. Conner, 46 Cal. 347 [ 13 Am. Rep. 213 ].) In Heier v. … See, also, Board of Trustees v. Rodley, supra, and Rudel v.

    Cited 64 timesPublished
  • Crane v. Crane

    121 Cal. 99 · California Supreme Court · May 31, 1898

    (Huart v. Goyeneche, 56 Cal. 429 ; Johnson v. Sweeney, 95 Cal. 304 .) … Defendant’s conduct in presenting an answer signed by himself, personally was irregular, the attorneys by whom he had previously appeared not having been displaced in any manner (Board of Commrs. v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Merrill v. Merrill

    103 Cal. 287 · California Supreme Court · Jun 27, 1894

    For the proposition that it is a failure of consideration she relies upon the case of Glassell v. Coleman, 94 Cal. 261 . … Phelps v. Brown, 95 Cal. 572 , was a suit against a broker who held money deposited by a vendee as a forfeit. It was held that, the parties having rescinded the contract, the broker could not hold the money.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Ex parte Spencer

    83 Cal. 460 · California Supreme Court · Mar 24, 1890

    The case of Eidenmuller v. Eidenmuller was based upon statutes entirely different from the provisions of our code. … In this state divorce is absolute; there is no such thing as divorce from bed and board under the law as it now exists. When • a marriage is dissolved, each party is relieved from all the obligations of the bond.

    Cited 69 timesPublished
  • City of Los Angeles v. Western Union Oil Co.

    161 Cal. 204 · California Supreme Court · Oct 17, 1911

    In Crocker v. … Co. v. Dalton, 119 Cal. 604 , [ 51 Pac. 1072 ]; Whatcom County v. Land Co., 7 Wash. 101 , [ 34 Pac. 563 ]; Arosin v. *207 Mortgage Co., 80 Minn. 277 , [ 83 N. W. 339 ]; Southern Oregon Co. v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Partee v. San Diego Chargers Football Co.

    34 Cal. 3d 378 · California Supreme Court · Aug 29, 1983

    (Younger v. Jensen, supra, 26 Cal. 3d 397, 405 ; citing Speegle v. Board of Fire Underwriters, supra, 29 Cal.2d 34 ; R. E. Spriggs v. Coors Co., supra, 37 Cal.App.3d 653 .) … Brown (1943) 317 U.S. 341 [ 87 L.Ed. 315 , 63 S.Ct. 307 ].)

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Eshleman v. Henrietta Vineyard Co.

    102 Cal. 199 · California Supreme Court · Mar 30, 1894

    In Eshleman, appellant, v. Henrietta Vineyard Company, respondent, Ho. 18018, this day filed, M. D. … In addition to the facts stated in Eshleman v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Barry v. Gray

    23 Cal. 125 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1863

    (People v. El Dorado Co., 11 Cal. 170 ; Argenti v. San Francisco, 16 Id. 275 ; Martin v. San Francisco, Id. 285 ; Dana v. San Francisco, 19 Id. 486 ; Keller v. Hicks, 22 Id. 457.) … In Martin v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • People v. Williams

    28 Cal. Rptr. 3d 29 · California Supreme Court · May 16, 2005

    (People v. … Chin, J., and Brown, J., concurred. Appellant’s petition for a rehearing was denied June 22, 2005. Baxter, J., Chin, J., and Brown, J., were of the opinion that the petition should be granted.

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Himmelmann v. Haskell

    46 Cal. 66 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1873

    Upon the authority of Dyer v. North, 44 Cal. 157 , we hold this allegation to be sufficient. … The question as to the evidence which will be required to sustain the allegation—whether it must be shown that the Board ordered the award to be published—is not involved in this point.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Zellerbach v. Allenberg

    99 Cal. 57 · California Supreme Court · Jul 21, 1893

    Co. v. Park, 14 Blatchf. 412 ; Beaver v. Taylor, 1 Wall. 642 ; Lund v. Tyngsborough, 9 Cush. 41 ; Allens. Duncan, 11 Pick. 308 .) … (Gordon v. Searing, 8 Cal. 49 ; Binney v. Russell, 109 Mass. 55 ; Manning v. Maroney, 87 Ala. 567 ; 13 Am. St. Rep. 67 ; Burton v. Driggs, 20 Wall. 134 .)

    Cited 40 timesPublished
  • City of Napa v. Howland

    87 Cal. 84 · California Supreme Court · Dec 12, 1890

    His claim was confirmed by the board of land' commissioners in April, 1854, and a patent was issued to him in 1866. His newly acquired estate “feeds the estoppel.” … (State v. Graham, 15 Rich. 310 .)

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Schwab v. Richardson

    188 Cal. 27 · California Supreme Court · Jan 30, 1922

    The state board of equalization assessed the franchise of the company, or its “corporate excess” (Miller & Lux, Incorporated v. … Richardson, 182 Cal. 115 [ 187 Pac. 411 ]), at eight hundred thousand dollars and apportioned one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, or fifteen per cent thereof, to California as representing, in the judgment of the board

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Vejar v. Mound City Land & Water Ass'n

    97 Cal. 659 · California Supreme Court · Mar 24, 1893

    In their opinion in Dalton v. United States, the board of land commissioners state that the claimant has presented two grants: 1. One in which the property granted is designated by the name of San José; 2. … The board of land commissioners, in Dalton v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • In Re Schmolke

    199 Cal. 42 · California Supreme Court · Jun 30, 1926

    (Hewitt v. Board of Medical Examiners, 148 Cal. 590 [ 113 Am. St. Rep. 315 , 7 Ann. Cas. 750, 3 L. R. A. (N. S.) 896, 84 Pac. 39 ].) … Co. v. United States, 225 U. S. 640 [ 56 L. Ed. 1236 , 32 Sup. Ct. Rep. 702, see, also, Rose’s U. S. Notes]; 31 Cyc. 999).

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • People v. Rathert

    99 Cal. Rptr. 2d 779 · California Supreme Court · Aug 28, 2000

    *212 BROWN, J., Concurring. … Tribune Publishing Co. (1959) 52 Cal.2d 536, 551 [ 343 P.2d 36 ]; Brown v. State Department of Health (1978) 86 Cal.App.3d 548, 556 [ 150 Cal.Rptr. 344 ] [in the context of Bus. & Prof.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Harris v. Superior Court

    19 Cal. 3d 786 · California Supreme Court · Aug 24, 1977

    (People v. Surplice (1962) 203 Cal.App.2d 784, 791 [ 21 Cal.Rptr. 826 ]; see also People v. … It’s one where I have the obligation under People v. Brown [(1972) 26 Cal.App.3d 825 ( 102 Cal.Rptr. 518 )] and People v.

    Declined to follow by CRAIG S. v. Superior Court, 95 Cal. App. 3d 568 (1979)Cited 62 timesPublished

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