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  • Anchester v. Keck

    214 Cal. 207 · California Supreme Court · Oct 30, 1931

    (Glock v. Howard, 123 Cal. 1, 9 [ 69 Am. St. Rep. 17 , 43 L. R. A. 199, 55 Pac. 713 ].) But he who seeks equity should do equity. … (Miller v. Wade, 87 Cal. 410 [ 25 Pac. 487 ]; Davey v. Southern Pac. Co., 116 Cal. 325 [ 48 Pac. 117 ]; Bailey v. Brown, 4 Cal. App. 515 [ 88 Pac. 518 ].)

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Caldwell v. Grand Lodge of United Workmen of Cal.

    148 Cal. 195 · California Supreme Court · Nov 10, 1905

    (Supreme Lodge K. of H. v. Oeters, 95 Va. 610 , [ 29 S. E. 323 ]; Ballou v. Gile, 50 Wis. 619 , [ 7 N. W. 561 ]; Alexander v. Parker, 144 Ill. 355 , [ 33 N. E. 183 ]; American Legion of Honor v. … (Wist v. Grand Lodge, 22 Or. 271 , [ 29 Pac. 610 , 29 Am. St. Rep. 603 ]; Masonic Ben. Assn. v. Serverson, 71 Conn. 719 , [ 43 Atl. 192 ].)

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Votaw v. Farmers Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange

    15 Cal. 2d 24 · California Supreme Court · Jan 8, 1940

    (Sly v. American Indemnity Co., 127 Cal. … For example, the case of Firkins v. Zurich General A. & L. Ins. Co., 111 Cal.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Donald v. Beals

    57 Cal. 399 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1881

    The rule is thus stated by Selden, J., in Williamson v. Brown, 15 N. … (Quivey v. Baker, 37 Cal. 465 .) Judgment and order affirmed. McKinstry, J., and Boss, J., concurred.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Kruse v. Pillsbury

    174 Cal. 222 · California Supreme Court · Jan 19, 1917

    In the case of Crapo v. … Ed. 1071 ] : ‘All of them, however, so far as transactions had on board are concerned, are deemed to be within the country of their owners.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Beckett v. Kaynar Manufacturing Co.

    49 Cal. 2d 695 · California Supreme Court · Feb 14, 1958

    (iv) June 25, 1956, both parties consented to an extension of time as requested by the board of arbitrators in which they could make their award. … (Marshall v. Hancock, 80 Cal. 82, 84 [ 22 P. 61 ]; Ogden v. Title Ins. & Trust Co., 129 Cal.App.2d 26, 28 [ 276 P.2d 146 ]; Newman v. Sunde, 23 Cal.App.2d 332, 335 [2] [ 73 P.2d 260 ]; Abrams v.

    Cited 41 timesPublished
  • Coffey v. Edmonds

    58 Cal. 521 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1881

    The Court: At the election held November 2d, 1880, in the City and and County of San Francisco, for Judge of the Superior Court, James V. Coffey, the contestant, and M. A. Edmonds, the respondent, were voted for. … The Board of Election Commissioners declared and certified the result of the election to be that M. A. Edmonds received 20,476 votes, and James V. Coffey 20,474 votes, and declared Edmonds to be elected.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Attorney General v. Naglee

    1 Cal. 232 · California Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1850

    In support of this may be seen the following authorities : McCulloch v. Maryland, 4 Wheaton, 316, 425 ; Gibbons v. Ogden, 9 Wheaton, 1 ; Providence Bank v. Billings, 4 Peters, 561 ; Brown v. … In the cases of Norris v. The City of Boston, and Smith v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Bullfrog Goldfield R. R. Co. v. Jordan

    174 Cal. 342 · California Supreme Court · Feb 2, 1917

    tender to respondent, Secretary of State of the state of Cali-" fornia, and offered for filing in the office of that official a certified copy of its articles of incorporation, and a certified copy of a resolution of its board … Co. v. Comnonwealth, 207 Mass. 381 , [ 93 N. E. 831 ]; S. S. White Dental Mfg. Co. v. Commonwealth, 212 Mass. 35 , [Ann. Cas. 1913C, 805, 98 N. E. 1056 ]); while almost precisely in point are Sleicher v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Capeon v. Hitchcock

    98 Cal. 427 · California Supreme Court · Jun 3, 1893

    (Manning v. Den, 90 Cal. 610 ; Burke v. Turney, 54 Cal. 486 ; Daly v. San Francisco, 72 Cal. 154 ; Dougherty v. Hitchcock, 35 Cal. 512 .) … (In Matter of Yick Wo, 68 Cal. 304 ; Christy v. Board of Supervisors Sacramento Co., 39 Cal. 10 .)

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • People v. Jackson

    44 Cal. 2d 511 · California Supreme Court · Apr 28, 1955

    Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Assistant Attorney General, Raymond M. Momboisse, Deputy Attorney General, Thomas C. … Brown, 29 Cal.2d 555, 559 [ 176 P.2d 929 ] [victim forcibly raped and struck by defendant]; People v. Chessman, 38 Cal.2d 166, 185 [ 238 P.2d 1001 ] [forcible rape and a violation of section 288a of the Penal Code].)

    Cited 42 timesPublished
  • Alcorn v. Anbro Engineering, Inc.

    2 Cal. 3d 493 · California Supreme Court · Apr 24, 1970

    Assn. v. Siliznoff, 38 Cal.2d 330, 341 [ 240 P.2d 282 ]; Guillory v. Godfrey, 134 Cal. … App. 677 [ 145 S.E.2d 776 ]; Ruiz v. Bertolotti (1962) 37 Misc.2d 1067 [ 236 N.Y.S.2d 854 ]; Browning v. Slenderella Systems of Seattle (1959) 52 Wn.2d 440 [ 341 P.2d 859, 865 ]; Amos v. Prom (N.D.Iowa 1953) 115 F.

    Cited 307 timesPublished
  • People v. Hernandez

    47 Cal. 3d 315 · California Supreme Court · Nov 28, 1988

    The carpeting in the van was a burnt-orange or rust-brown color. … (Id. at p. 878, fn. 10; and see People v. Brown (1985) 40 Cal.3d 512, 536-537 [ 220 Cal.Rptr. 637 , 709 P.2d 440 ]; see also Eddings v. Oklahoma (1982) 455 U.S. 104 [ 71 L.Ed.2d 1 , 102 S.Ct. 869 ]; Lockett v.

    Cited 105 timesPublished
  • O'MALLEY v. Petroleum Maintenance Co.

    48 Cal. 2d 107 · California Supreme Court · Mar 12, 1957

    If an Agreement cannot be reached the Company and Union shall select a third party to sit with a Company official as a Board of Arbitration with a decision of any two to be binding on the Company and the Union. … (See also Stenzor v. Leon, 130 Cal.App.2d 729, 732 [ 279 P.2d 802 ] ; Flores v. Barman, 130 Cal.App.2d 282, 286 [ 279 P.2d 81 ] ; Crofoot v.

    Cited 60 timesPublished
  • People v. Superior Court (Smolin)

    41 Cal. 3d 758 · California Supreme Court · May 1, 1986

    (Kentucky v. Dennison (1861) 65 U.S. 66, 103 [ 16 L.Ed. 717, 728 ]; State of South Dakota v. Brown (1978) 20 Cal. 3d 765, 768-769 [ 144 Cal.Rptr. 758 , 576 P.2d 473 ].) … Valles v. Brown (1981) 97 N.M. 327 [ 639 P.2d 1181, 1184 ].) The courts of California are not precluded from assessing the effect of that law on the controversy.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • City of Los Angeles v. Superior Court

    51 Cal. 2d 423 · California Supreme Court · Jan 13, 1959

    Superior Court, 25 Cal.App.2d 346 , 352 et seq. [ 77 P.2d 491 ]; State Board of Equalization v. Superior Court, 5 Cal.App.2d 374, 378 [ 42 P.2d 1076 ]; cf. Moore v. Superior Court, 6 Cal.2d 421, 424 [ 57 P.2d 1314 ].) … Wehrle v. Board of W. & P. Commrs., 211 Cal. 70, 72-73 [ 293 P. 67 ]; Nickerson v. County of San Bernardino, 179 Cal. 518 , 521 et seq. [ 177 P. 465 ]; Burns v.

    Cited 88 timesPublished
  • Muldrow v. Norris

    12 Cal. 331 · California Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1859

    In the cases of Mitchell v. Stavely, 16 East., and Wright v. … See, also, Brown v. Merrill, 4 Eliz., Dryer, 216; Bisden v. Inglet, 2 Croke, Eliz., 838; Ormelade v. Coke, 4 Croke, Jac., 354 ; Bradford v. Bryan, 7 Mod. 349.

    Disapproved on other grounds by Sapp v. Barenfeld, 34 Cal. 2d 515 (1949)Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Merced Irrigation District v. Woolstenhulme

    4 Cal. 3d 478 · California Supreme Court · Mar 31, 1971

    Water Resources v. Brown (1967) 255 Cal.App.2d 597, 599 [ 63 Cal.Rptr. 363 ]; Community Redevelopment Agency v. Henderson (1967) 251 Cal.App.2d 336, 343 [ 59 Cal.Rptr. 311 ]; County of Los Angeles v. … Wks. v. Shasta Pipe etc. Co. (1968) 264 Cal.App.2d 520, 539 [ 70 Cal.Rptr. 618 ]; People ex rel. Dept. Water Resources v. Brown (1967) 255 Cal.App.2d 597, 599 [ 63 Cal.Rptr. 363 ]; Community Redevelopment Agency v.

    Cited 69 timesPublished
  • Madera Police Officers Assn. v. City of Madera

    36 Cal. 3d 403 · California Supreme Court · Jul 9, 1984

    Defendants contend that Fowler v. State Personnel Board (1982) 134 Cal.App.3d 964 [ 185 Cal.Rptr. 292 ] is controlling. We disagree. … As in Los Angeles Fire & Police Protective League v.

    Cited 37 timesPublished
  • Star-Kist Foods, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles

    42 Cal. 3d 1 · California Supreme Court · Jun 30, 1986

    (Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Board of Commissioners (1969) 276 Cal.App.2d 221, 226 [ 80 Cal.Rptr. 800 ].) … In 1978, on the basis of Zee Toys , the State Board of Equalization instructed the remaining counties to levy “escaped assessments” for the years in question.

    Cited 53 timesPublished

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