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  • Sheets v. Southern Pacific Co.

    212 Cal. 509 · California Supreme Court · May 1, 1931

    (Yoakam v. Hogan, 198 Cal. 16 [ 243 Pac. 21 ] ; Kauffman v. Maier, 94 Cal. 269 [18 L. R. A. 124, 29 Pac. 481 ] ; Read v. Pacific Elec. Ry., 185 Cal. 520 [ 197 Pac. 791 ].) … E. 801 ], and Brown v. New York Cent. Ry. Co., 32 N. Y. 596, 602 [ 88 Am. Dec. 353 ], all of which treat of the contributory negligence of a plaintiff in “flying switch” cases.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Ferrea v. Chabot

    63 Cal. 564 · California Supreme Court · Jun 23, 1883

    (Davis v. Brown, 94 U. S. 423 .) And in Russell v. Place, 94 U. … To the same effect are Cromwell v. County of Sac, 94 U. S. 351 ; Garwood v. Garwood, 29 Cal. 515 ; Fulton v. Manlow, 20 Cal. 450 ; Nims v. Vaughn, 40 Mich. 356 ; Jacobson v. Miller, 41 Mich. 90 .

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • People v. Hill

    67 Cal. 2d 105 · California Supreme Court · Jul 25, 1967

    VI, § 4; White v. Superior Court, 110 Cal. 60, 67 [42 P. *114 480] ; Brown v. Campbell, 110 Cal. 644, 648 [ 43 P. 12 ] ; Tubby v. … (Draper v. Washington, 372 U.S. 487, 497 [ 9 L.Ed.2d 899 , 83 S.Ct. 774 ] ; see also Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms & Paroles, 357 U.S. 214 [ 2 L.Ed.2d 1269 , 78 S.Ct. 1061 ].)

    Cited 135 timesPublished
  • Gaume v. Sheets

    181 Cal. 119 · California Supreme Court · Aug 25, 1919

    (See, also, Phelps v. Brown, 95 Cal. 574 , [ 30 Pac. 774 ]; Easton v. Cressey, 100 Cal. 75 , [ 34 Pac. 622 ]; Lemle v. Barry, ante, p. 6, [ 183 Pac. 148 ].) … In Bray v.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Childress v. Peterson

    18 Cal. 2d 636 · California Supreme Court · Sep 30, 1941

    (Lotts v. Board of Park Commrs., 13 Cal. App. (2d) 625 [ 57 Pac. (2d) 215 ]; O’Neill v. Williams, 53 Cal. App. 1 [ 199 Pac. 870 ]; Jenkins v. Board of Civil Service Commrs., 137 Cal.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Slaughter v. Friedman

    32 Cal. 3d 149 · California Supreme Court · Aug 23, 1982

    In Hackethal v. … Montalbano (1978) 87 Cal.App.3d 725, 732-733 [ 151 Cal.Rptr. 206 ] [communications between parents and school board]; Tiedemann v.

    Cited 55 timesPublished
  • California Teachers Assn. v. Collins

    1 Cal. 2d 202 · California Supreme Court · Jun 30, 1934

    first, of the petition tendered respondent for filing, contain, across the top, printed in twelve-point black-face type the following: “INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE ELECTORS, MAKING STATE BOARD … (Hunt v. Jordan, Secretary of State, Civ. 5192—June 11, 1934, 139 Cal. App. 200 .) In the proceeding before us, the attorney-general was able to summarize the title of the proposed measure in seventeen words.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Hernandez v. City of Hanford

    59 Cal. Rptr. 3d 442 · California Supreme Court · Jun 7, 2007

    Van Sicklen v. Browne (1971) 15 Cal.App.3d 122 [ 92 Cal.Rptr. 786 ] (Van Sicklen) is the earliest in the series of relevant Court of Appeal decisions. … Browne, supra, 15 Cal.App.3d 122 , Ensign Bickford Realty Corp. v. City Council, supra, 68 Cal.App.3d 467 , or Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Jose Realty Co. v. Pavlicevich

    164 Cal. 613 · California Supreme Court · Jan 27, 1913

    (Moore v. Copp, 119 Cal. 433 , [ 51 Pac. 630 ] ; Brooks v. Johnson, 122 Cal. 570 , [ 55 Pac. 423 ] ; White v. Stevenson, 144 Cal. 112 , [ 77 Pac. 828 ] ; Wendling Co. v. … (Simson v. Eckstein, 22 Cal. 593 ; Carey v. Brown, 62 Cal. 374 ; Mersfelder v. Spring, 139 Cal. 595 , [ 73 Pac. 542 .)

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Heckendorn v. City of San Marino

    42 Cal. 3d 481 · California Supreme Court · Aug 25, 1986

    (Methodist Hosp. of Sacramento v. Saylor (1971) 5 Cal.3d 685, 692 [ 97 Cal.Rptr. 1 , 488 P.2d 161 ]; Reynolds v. State Board of Equalization (1946) 29 Cal.2d 137,140 [ 173 P.2d 551 , 174 P.2d 4 ].) … Friends of Mammoth v.

    Cited 48 timesPublished
  • Vassault v. Austin

    32 Cal. 597 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1867

    (Brown v. Scott, 25 Cal. 194 ; Humphreys v. McCall, 9 Cal. 59 .)

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • People v. Rosbury

    15 Cal. 4th 206 · California Supreme Court · Mar 17, 1997

    Relying on People v. … People v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Preston v. Herminghaus

    211 Cal. 1 · California Supreme Court · Nov 1, 1930

    (Herminghaus v. Southern California Edison Co., 200 Cal. 81 [ 252 Pac. 607 ].) … (Reynolds v. Sorosis Fruit Co., 133 Cal. 625, 630 [ 66 Pac. 21 ] ; Bennett v. Potter, 180 Cal. 736, 740 [ 183 Pac. 156 ]; Boardman v. Christian, 65 Cal. App. 413, 418 [ 224 Pac. 97 ].)

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • In Re Hitchings

    6 Cal. 4th 97 · California Supreme Court · Apr 25, 1997

    Michael Brown, Judge of the Superior Court of Humboldt County, to act as our referee. Judge Brown has now filed his report. … (Clark v.

    Cited 132 timesPublished
  • People v. McGaughran

    25 Cal. 3d 577 · California Supreme Court · Oct 25, 1979

    But in People v. … Brown (1969) 272 Cal.App.2d 448, 450 [ 77 Cal.Rptr. 438 ]; People v. Elliott (I960) 186 Cal.App.2d 185, 189 [ 8 Cal.Rptr. 795 ].)

    Questioned in part by People v. Branner, 173 Cal. App. 4th 136 (2009)Cited 103 timesPublished
  • Rose v. Southern Trust Co.

    178 Cal. 580 · California Supreme Court · Jul 30, 1918

    (Swafford v. Board of Education, 127 Cal. 484 , [ 59 Pac. 900 ].) … It was clearly inadmissible upon the principles discussed above and upon the authority of Mitchell v. Haggenmeyer, 51 Cal. 108 .

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Poak v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.

    177 Cal. 190 · California Supreme Court · Jan 9, 1918

    Co. v. Gates, 135 Ill. App. 180 ; Peterson v. Metropolitan St. Ry. Co., 211 Mo. 498 , [ 111 S. W. 37 ]; Patterson v. Westchester Elec. Ry. Co., 26 App. Div. 336 , [ 49 N. Y. Supp. 796 ].) … Co. v. Cusick, 60 Kan. 590 , [ 72 Am. St. Rep. 374 , 57 Pac. 519 ]; Memphis St. Ry. Co. v. Shaw, 110 Tenn. 467 , [ 75 S. W. 713 ]; Birmingham Union Ry. Co. v. Smith, 90 Ala. 60 , [ 24 Am. St.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Humboldt Savings & Loan Society v. Wennerhold

    3 Cal. Unrep. 52 · California Supreme Court · Feb 18, 1889

    “And on the following date said Hartmann took from the money of the bank the following sums, filling a check or receipt, to which he forged the name of V. … The appellate court, in speaking to such a matter, after alluding to the rule laid down as to official bonds in Hubert v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Katz v. Fitzgerald

    152 Cal. 433 · California Supreme Court · Dec 2, 1907

    Ency. of Law, 635; Phillips v. Curtis, 4 Idaho, 193 , 38 Pac. 405 ; Southall v. Griffiths, 100 Ky. 91 , [ 37 S. W. 577 ].) … Supervisors, 111 Cal. 371 , [ 43 Pac. 975 ]; Spier v. Baker, 120 Cal. 370 , [ 52 Pac. 659 ]; and Brittain v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Anthony v. Janssen

    183 Cal. 329 · California Supreme Court · Jul 24, 1920

    (Donahue v. McNulty, 24 Cal. 411 , [ 85 Am. Dec. 78 ].) … Proc., sec. 700; Foorman v. Wallace, 75 Cal. 552 [ 17 Pac. 680 ].)

    Cited 15 timesPublished

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