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  • Dow v. Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Co.

    157 Cal. 182 · California Supreme Court · Jan 4, 1910

    (McKay v. Southern Bell Tel. Co., 111 Ala. 337 , [ 56 Am. St. Rep. 59 , 19 South. 695 , 31 L. R. A. 589]; Brown v. Consolidated etc. Power Co., (Mo.) 109 S. W. 1032 ; Hebert v. Lake Charles etc. … (Sappenfield v. Main St. R. R. Co., 91 Cal. 48 , [ 27 Pac. 590 ]; Limberg v. Lumber Co., 127 Cal. 604 , [ 60 Pac. 176 ]; Helling v. Schindler, 145 Cal. 313 , [ 78 Pac. 710 ].)

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Fields v. Sanders

    29 Cal. 2d 834 · California Supreme Court · Mar 25, 1947

    Likewise, in Andrews v. … (Gordoy v. Flaherty, 9 Cal.2d 716 [ 72 P.2d 538 ]; Peccolo v. City of Los Angeles, 8 Cal.2d 532 [ 66 P.2d 651 ]; Kish v. California State Automobile Assn., 190 Cal. 246 [ 212 P. 27 ] ; Martinelli v.

    Cited 47 timesPublished
  • Brock v. Superior Court

    12 Cal. 2d 605 · California Supreme Court · Jan 24, 1939

    (Bueneman v. City of Santa Barbara, 8 Cal. (2d) 405, 407 [ 65 Pac. (2d) 884 , 109 A. L. R. 895]; Jones v. City of Los Angeles, 211 Cal. 304 [ 295 Pac. 14 ]; Wheeler v. Herbert, 152 Cal. 224 [ 92 Pac. 353 ]; Schofield v. … Board of Supervisors, 189 Cal. 254 [ 208 Pac. 304 ]; Mordecai v. Board of Supervisors, 183 Cal. 434 [ 192 Pac. 40 ].)

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Newman v. Wells Fargo Bank

    14 Cal. 4th 126 · California Supreme Court · Dec 5, 1996

    J., Mosk, J., Werdegar, J., Chin, J., and Brown, J., concurred. … Proc., § 902; Garrison v. Board of Directors (1995) 36 Cal.App.4th 1670 [ 43 Cal.Rptr.2d 214 ]; 9 Witkin, Cal. Procedure (3d ed. 1985) Appeal, § 135, p. 145.)

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Superior Insurance v. Superior Court

    37 Cal. 2d 749 · California Supreme Court · Sep 25, 1951

    (See Brown v. Superior Court (1949), 34 Cal.2d 559, 561-562 [ 212 P.2d 878 ].) [2] Here, as in Demaree v. … (Corum v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co., 67 Cal.App.2d 891 [ 155 P.2d 710 ]; Van DerHoof v. Chambon, 121 Cal.App. 118 [ 8 P.2d 925 ]; see 32 Cal. L. Rev. 202 .)

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • Gerdes v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

    219 Cal. 459 · California Supreme Court · Dec 1, 1933

    Among the men to whom he spoke was Commissioner Myers of the Board of Public Works, to whom he pointed out the gas leak. … (Ed wards v. Gullick, 213 Cal. 86 [ 1 Pac. (2d) 11 ]; Gonzalez v. Nichols, 110 Cal. App. 738 [ 294 Pac. 758 ].) We find no other errors which require a reversal. The judgment is affirmed.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Los Angeles

    44 Cal. 2d 272 · California Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1955

    State Board of Tax Comrs., 174 N.Y. 417 [ 67 N.E. 69, 72 , 63 L.R.A. 884 , 105 Am.St.Rep. 674 ]; McQuillin on Municipal Corporations [3d ed. 1950], vol. 12, § 34.14.) … (Thompson v. Board of Supervisors, 111 Cal. 553, 557-558 [ 44 P. 230 ].)

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Anderson v. Schloesser

    153 Cal. 219 · California Supreme Court · Mar 13, 1908

    (Young v. Rosenbaum, 39 Cal. 646 ; Hyman v. Coleman, 82 Cal. 650 , [ 16 Am. St. Rep. 178 , 23 Pac. 62 ]; Knowles v. Sandercock, 107 Cal. 629 , [ 40 Pac. 1047 ].) … S. 741 , and similar cases (Brown v. Campbell, 100 Cal. 641 , [ 38 Am. St. Rep. 314 , 35 Pac. 433 ] ; Murray v. Murray, 115 Cal. 266 , [ 56 Am. St.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Town of Mill Valley v. House

    142 Cal. 698 · California Supreme Court · Apr 4, 1904

    In Rice v. Board of Trustees, 107 Cal. 398 , it was *700 held that under the provisions of the same act there could be a valid issue of bonds for the construction of a sewer, and in the ease of City of Redondo Beach v. … (Electric Light Co. v. San Bernardino, 100 Cal. 348 .)

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Marin Municipal Water District v. Chenu

    188 Cal. 734 · California Supreme Court · May 16, 1922

    (Madera v. Black, 181 Cal. 310 [ 184 Pac. 397 ].) … This doctrine has been frequently expounded and applied in this state (Balthasar v. Pacific Elec. Ry. Co., 187 Cal. 302 [19 A. L.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Kirk v. Santa Barbara Ice Co.

    157 Cal. 591 · California Supreme Court · Apr 8, 1910

    (Colegrove v. Smith, 102 Cal. 223 , [ 36 Pac. 411 ]; Luce v. Holloway, 156 Cal. 162 , [ 103 Pac. 886 ].) … (Los Angeles Cemetery Assoc. v. City of Los Angeles, 103 Cal. 461 , [ 37 Pac. 375 ]; Chapell v. Schmidt, 104 Cal. 511 , [ 38 Pac. 892 ]; Allen v. McKay, 120 Cal. 337 , [ 52 Pac. 828 ] ; Edwards v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • O'Brien v. King

    174 Cal. 769 · California Supreme Court · Apr 7, 1917

    (Chipman v. Morrill, 20 Cal. 130, 137 ; Ashley v. Vischer, 24 Cal. 322 , [ 85 Am. Dec. 65 ]; Louvall v. Gridley, 70 Cal. 507 , [ 11 Pac. 777 ] ; Lattin v. Gillette, 95 Cal. 317 , [ 29 Am. St. … (See, also, Sannickson v. Brown, 5 Cal. 57 ; Ashley v. Vischer, 24 Cal. 322 , [ 85 Am. Dec. 65 ].) None of the cases decided in this state, and cited above, will be found to conflict with this view.

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Ex parte Sternes

    77 Cal. 156 · California Supreme Court · Sep 28, 1888

    (In re Grove Street, 61 Cal. 453 ; see also Segee v. … (Dorente v. Sullivan, 7 Cal. 279 ; Peck v. Strauss, 33 Cal. 685 .)

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • People v. Duncan

    53 Cal. 3d 955 · California Supreme Court · May 23, 1991

    Brown (1985) 40 Cal.3d 512 [ 220 Cal.Rptr. 637 , 709 P.2d 440 ] (revd. on other grounds sub nom. California v. Brown (1987) 479 U.S. 538 [ 93 L.Ed.2d 934 , 107 S.Ct. 837 ]). … In People v. Brown, supra, 40 Cal.3d 512 , we noted that instruction in the terms of the statute had the potential to confuse jurors and thus suggested the adoption of an instruction like the one given here.

    Cited 144 timesPublished
  • People v. Anderson

    47 Cal. 4th 92 · California Supreme Court · Jul 23, 2009

    Although some differences in application arise, both federal and California law generally treat greater and lesser included offenses as the "same offense" for purposes of double jeopardy. ( Id. at pp. 660-661; see Brown v … The high court explained that continued prosecution did not implicate the prohibition on multiple punishments for the same offense (see Brown v.

    Cited 192 timesPublished
  • Silica Brick Co. v. Winsor

    171 Cal. 18 · California Supreme Court · Aug 17, 1915

    (Bank of Shasta v. Boyd, 99 Cal. 604 , [ 34 Pac. 337 ] ; Hoyt v. Beach, 104 Iowa, 257 , [ 65 Am. St. Rep. 461 , 73 N. W. 492 ]; Thigpen v. Mississippi Central R. R. Co., 32 Miss. 347 ; Williamson v. … In Bank of Shasta v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • People v. Salazar

    29 Cal. Rptr. 3d 16 · California Supreme Court · Jun 6, 2005

    Wood v. … (In re Brown, supra, 17 Cal.4th at p. 884 .)

    Cited 157 timesPublished
  • Franz v. Mendonca

    131 Cal. 205 · California Supreme Court · Dec 29, 1900

    In Cox v. … Justice Story, in Ricard v.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • In Re Brumback

    46 Cal. 2d 810 · California Supreme Court · Jun 29, 1956

    v. … Accord: People v. January, supra, 70 Cal. 34, 35 ; People v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Tucker v. Barnum

    144 Cal. 266 · California Supreme Court · Jul 27, 1904

    This act was considered in Dwyer v. … (Dwyer v. Parker, 115 Cal. 544 .)

    Cited 7 timesPublished

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