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  • Hunt v. Davis

    135 Cal. 31 · California Supreme Court · Dec 7, 1901

    The case, we think, comes directly, within the authority of Shorb v. … (Shorb v. Beaudry, 56 Cal. 450 , and Charter v. San Francisco etc. Co., 19 Cal. 247 , there cited; Cornell v. Corbin, 64 Cal. 200 ; Kohl v. Lilienthal, 81 Cal. 397 ; Behlow v. Fischer, 102 Cal. 214 -215.)

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • California Employment Commission v. Kovacevich

    27 Cal. 2d 546 · California Supreme Court · Jan 29, 1946

    In Stuart v. … Under the principles governing the decision in the cases of North Whittier Heights Citrus Assn. v. National Labor Relations Board, supra, 109 F.2d 76 , and California Employment Com. v.

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Perumean v. Wills

    8 Cal. 2d 578 · California Supreme Court · Apr 9, 1937

    (Burns v. Sennett & Miller, 99 Cal. 363, 373 [ 33 Pac. 916 ], Hennesey v. Bingham, 125 Cal. 627, 635 [ 58 Pac. 200 ], Longuy v. La Societe Fran caise, 52 Cal. App. 370, 375 [ 198 Pac. 1011 ], and Thomas v. Southern Pac. … (Ellis v. Burns *584 Valley School Dist., 128 Cal. App. 550 [ 18 Pac. (2d) 79 ]; Hack v. Sacramento City Junior College Dist., 131 Cal. App. 444, 448 [ 21 Pac. (2d) 477 ]; Underhill v. Alameda E. School Dist., 133 Cal.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Anderson v. Citizens Sav. & Tr. Co.

    185 Cal. 386 · California Supreme Court · Mar 28, 1921

    In Sanchez v. Grace M. E. … Other decisions favoring the same rule are Brown v. Tabor, 103 Iowa, 1 , [ 72 N. W. 416 ]; Overland Machine Co. v. Alpenfels, 30 Colo. 171 , [69 Pac. 574]; Harris v. Elliott, 10 Pet. 25 , [ 9 L.

    Cited 48 timesPublished
  • Semi-Tropic Spiritualists' Ass'n v. Johnson

    163 Cal. 639 · California Supreme Court · Aug 27, 1912

    This implies an agreement to pay a quantum, meruit (Toomy v. Dunphy, 86 Cal. 643 , [ 25 Pac. 130 ].) … (Amestoy v. Electric Rapid Transit Co., 95 Cal. 314 , [ 30 Pac. 550 ]; Matteson v. Wagoner, 147 Cal. 742 , [ 82 Pac. 436 ].) Judged then by this rule the complaint was good as against a general demurrer.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Ward v. Taggart

    51 Cal. 2d 736 · California Supreme Court · Mar 12, 1959

    (See Brown v. Coates, 253 F.2d 36, 39-40 ; Briggs v. Rodriguez, 236 S.W.2d 510, 514-516 (Tex. Civ.App); 30 Tex.L.Rev. 371, 372.) In Crogan v. … In Steiner v.

    Cited 303 timesPublished
  • Wiener v. Southcoast Childcare Centers, Inc.

    12 Cal. Rptr. 3d 615 · California Supreme Court · May 6, 2004

    (See Ballard v. … WE CONCUR: GEORGE, C.J., KENNARD, BAXTER, and BROWN, JJ. Concurring Opinion by MORENO, J.

    Cited 250 timesPublished
  • People v. Lynch

    50 Cal. 4th 693 · California Supreme Court · Aug 12, 2010

    (Uttecht v. Brown, supra, 551 U.S. at p. 18 ; see Wainwright v. … (Uttecht v. Brown, supra, 551 U.S. at p. 18 .)

    Abrogated on other grounds by People v. McKinnon, 52 Cal. 4th 610 (2011)Cited 34 timesPublished
  • Escobedo v. State of California

    35 Cal. 2d 870 · California Supreme Court · Sep 13, 1950

    Lampton, 32 Cal.2d 226 [ 195 P.2d 792 , 10 A.L.R.2d 826 ]); liquor licensee (Covert v. State Board of Equalization, 29 Cal.2d 125 [ 173 P.2d 545 ]); horse trainer (Carroll v. … Cases such as Surtman v. Secretary of State, 309 Mich. 270 [ 15 N.W.2d 471 ]; Nulter v. State Road Commission, 119 W.Va. 312 [ 193 S.E. 549 , 194 S.E. 270 ]; LaPlante v. State Board of Public Roads, 47 R.

    Overruled on other grounds by Rios v. Cozens, 7 Cal. 3d 792 (1972)Cited 76 timesPublished
  • Broadman v. Commission on Judical Performance

    77 Cal. Rptr. 2d 408 · California Supreme Court · Sep 2, 1998

    In *1102 Pickering, supra, 391 U.S. 563 , a board of education had dismissed a high school teacher for publicly criticizing the board’s allocation of school funds between athletics and education and the board’s method of … (See, e.g., Perry v. Sindermann (1972) 408 U.S. 593 [ 92 S.Ct. 2694 , 33 L.Ed.2d 570 ] [refusal to rehire teacher who had testified before state legislature]; Mt. Healthy City Board of Ed. v.

    Cited 54 timesPublished
  • Bosqui v. City of San Bernardino

    2 Cal. 2d 747 · California Supreme Court · Mar 26, 1935

    E. 732 ] ; Board of Education of Earlville Community High School Dist. No. 380 v. Board of Education of Non-High School Dist. of La Salle Co., 343 Ill. 464 [ 175 N. E. 810 ].) … (Abeel v. Clark, 84 Cal. 226, 230 [ 24 Pac. 383 ]; People v. Jordan, 172 Cal. 391, 397 [ 156 Pac. 451 ].)

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Williams v. Long

    139 Cal. 186 · California Supreme Court · May 29, 1903

    (Gray v. Tubbs, 43 Cal. 363 ; Martin v. … (Hannan v. McNickle, 82 Cal. 126 ; Rhorer v. Bila, 83 Cal. 54 .) This disposes of all the points made on the motion for a nonsuit, and we think it was properly denied.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • People v. Gonzalez

    60 Cal. 4th 533 · California Supreme Court · Oct 20, 2014

    Only the Legislature and not the courts may make conduct criminal.‖ (In re 3 Brown (1973) 9 Cal.3d 612, 624; see People v. Chun (2009) 45 Cal.4th 1172, 1183; § 6.) … Blockburger v.

    Cited 75 timesPublished
  • Loftus v. Dehail

    133 Cal. 214 · California Supreme Court · Jun 8, 1901

    Venturesome boys, and even girls, make playgrounds of unfinished buildings, climb perilous heights, and scamper over insecure boards and rafters. … It has recently received the detailed consideration of this court, in Peters v.

    Cited 48 timesPublished
  • State v. Steamship Constitution

    42 Cal. 578 · California Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1872

    (People v. Raymond, supra, and cases there cited.) … Board of Wardens, four years later, the same question came directly before the Court in reference to the local laws of the port of Philadelphia concerning pilots.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Martin Ship Service Co. v. City of LA

    34 Cal. 2d 793 · California Supreme Court · Feb 28, 1950

    (National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., 301 U.S. 1, 37-41 [ 57 S.Ct. 615 , 81 L.Ed. 893 , 108 A.L.R. 1352 ]; United States v. … (South Carolina State Highway Dept. v. Barnwell Bros., 303 U.S. 177, 184-185 [ 58 S.Ct. 510 , 82 L.Ed. 734 ]; Aero Mayflower Transit Co. v. Board of R. R.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Sei Fujii v. State of California

    38 Cal. 2d 718 · California Supreme Court · Apr 17, 1952

    Brown, Attorneys General, Everett W. Mattoon, Assistant Attorney General, and John F. Hassler, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. Ralph G. … City of Los Angeles, 33 Cal.2d 453, 468 [ 202 P.2d 38 , 7 A.L.R.2d 990 ]; Sandstrom v. California Horse Racing Board, 31 Cal.2d 401, 415 [ 189 P.2d 17 , 3 A.L.R.2d 90 ]; Del Mar Canning Co. v.

    Cited 75 timesPublished
  • Steiner v. Rowley

    35 Cal. 2d 713 · California Supreme Court · Aug 11, 1950

    Young, 9 Cal.App.2d 545 [ 50 P.2d 495 ]; Smith v. Brown, 1 Cal.App.2d 492, 495 [ 36 P.2d 1081 ]; see Early v. Owens, 109 Cal.App. 489, 494 [ 293 P. 136 ]). … Co. v Eyraud, 208 Cal. *720 566 [ 283 P. 65 ]; Mix v. Yoakum, 200 Cal. 681 [ 254 P. 557 ]; Hayter v. Fulmor, 66 Cal.App.2d 554 [152 P.2d 746]; Brooks v. City of Monterey, 106 Cal.App. 649 [ 290 P. 540 ]; Snyder v.

    Cited 73 timesPublished
  • City of Oakland v. Brock

    8 Cal. 2d 639 · California Supreme Court · Apr 27, 1937

    Jur., p. 804; Korth v. City of Portland, 123 Or. 180 [ 261 Pac. 895 , 58 A. L. R. 665]; Sterett & Oberle Packing Co. v. City of Portland, 79 Or. 260 [ 154 Pac. 410 ]; State v. Nelson, 66 Minn. 166 [ 68 N. … Proc.; Nougues v. Douglass, 7 Cal. 65 ; U’Ren v. State Board of Control, 31 Cal. App. 6, 12 [ 159 Pac. 615 ]; 59 Cor.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Watson v. Sutro

    86 Cal. 500 · California Supreme Court · Nov 29, 1890

    (Williamson v. Brown, 15 N. Y. 359 .) In other words, one who acts through another will be presumed to know all that the agent learns during the transaction, whether it is actually communicated to him or not. … (Williamson v. Brown, 15 N. Y. 359 .) This constructive notice, when it exists, is irrebuttable. It is not merely prima facie evidence, for then it could be rebutted.

    Cited 54 timesPublished

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