Case law

Pollack v. Department of Motor Vehicles

38 Cal. 3d 367 · California Supreme Court · Mar 21, 1985

Brown as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent. OPINION GRODIN, J. Once again we are called upon to interpret the ambiguous wording of a recently amended statute. … Board of Supervisors (1972) 8 Cal.3d 247, 259 [ 104 Cal.

People v. Aldridge

35 Cal. 3d 473 · California Supreme Court · Jan 26, 1984

(People v. Bower, supra, 24 Cal.3d at p. 645 ; People v. Loewen, supra, 35 Cal.3d at p. 124 ; see also Brown v. Texas (1979) 443 U.S. 47, 52 [ 61 L.Ed.2d 357 , *479 362-363 , 99 S.Ct. 2637 ].) … Finally, in Flores v.

Shawn Garfield Price v. Superior Court

108 Cal. Rptr. 2d 409 · California Supreme Court · Jun 25, 2001

(E.g., People v. Hill (1992) 3 Cal.4th 959, 984 [ 13 Cal.Rptr.2d 475 , 839 P.2d 984 ].) “This section guarantees the right of jury trial as it existed at common law when the Constitution was adopted in 1849.” (Dorsey v. … Brown, J., concurred.

People v. Webb

6 Cal. 4th 494 · California Supreme Court · Dec 7, 1993

(See People v. Brown (1985) 40 Cal.3d 512, 541 [ 220 Cal.Rptr. 637 , 709 P.2d 440 ] [Brown].) Defendant’s penalty trial occurred in mid-1988, after Davenport and Brown were decided. … People v.

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.

People v. Turner

50 Cal. 3d 668 · California Supreme Court · Apr 26, 1990

(Brosnahan v. Brown (1982) 32 Cal.3d 236, 243 [ 186 Cal.Rptr. 30 , 651 P.2d 274 ] [§ 28(f) permits “unlimited use” of prior felonies for impeachment].) … (E.g., People v. Allen (1986) 42 Cal.3d 1222, 1276-1278 [ 232 Cal.Rptr. 849 , 729 P.2d 115 ]; People v. Brown (1985) 40 Cal.3d 512, 544, fn. 17 [ 220 Cal.Rptr. 637 , 709 P.2d 440 ].)

Sibley v. Superior Court

16 Cal. 3d 442 · California Supreme Court · Mar 8, 1976

Shoe Co. v. … In Hanson v.

People v. City

75 Cal. 388 · California Supreme Court · Mar 28, 1888

In Moore v. … In Moore v.

Gosliner v. Briones

187 Cal. 557 · California Supreme Court · Dec 14, 1921

Code, sec. 1013 ; Collins v. Bartlett, 44 (Cal. 371; McKiernan v. Hesse, 51 Cal. 594 ; Prescott A. C. Ry. Co. v. Rees, 3 Ariz. 317 , [ 28 P. 1134 ]; Crest v. Jack, 3 Watts (Pa.), 238, 27 Am. Dec. 353 .) … Co. v. Denny's Admr., 106 Va. 383 , [ 56 S.E. 321 ]; Brown v. Boston M. R. R., 73 N.H. 568 , [ 64 A. 194 , 199]; Fischer v.

Beal v. Beal

218 Cal. 755 · California Supreme Court · Sep 2, 1933

Cases cited by appellant, such as Parker v. Parker, 55 Cal. App. 458 [ 203 Pac. 420 ], and Johnson v. Johnson, 104 Cal. … The case of *760 Armstrong v. Armstrong, 132 Cal.

Godber v. City of Pasadena

206 Cal. 90 · California Supreme Court · Dec 27, 1928

Ramish, 142 Cal. 686, 692 [ 76 Pac. 661 ]; Lent v. Tillson, 72 Cal. 404, 429 [ 14 Pac. 71 ]). This principle has also been stated in Larsen v. … (Duncan v. Ramish, 142 Cal. 692 [ 76 Pac. 661 ], Lent v. Tillson, 72 Cal. 429 [ 14 Pac. 71 ].)” See, also, Cutting v. Vaughn, 182 Cal. 151 , 156 *94 [ 187 Pac. 19 ], and Rutledge v. Eureka, 195 Cal. 404 [ 234 Pac. 82 ].

People v. Williams

9 Cal. 3d 24 · California Supreme Court · Mar 12, 1973

(California v. Green, 399 U.S. 149 [ 26 L.Ed.2d 489 , 90 S.Ct. 1930 ); People v. Smith, 4 Cal.App.3d 403, 405-411 [ 84 Cal.Rptr. 412 ]; People v. Benjamin, 3 Cal.App.3d 687, 692, 698 [ 83 Cal.Rptr. 764 ].) … In view of this court’s decision in People v.

Thompson v. Smith

28 Cal. 527 · California Supreme Court · Oct 15, 1865

(Dickinson v. Maguire, 9 Cal. 48 .) In discussing the meaning of the term unlawful entry, as used fin the Act relating to forcible entries in Janson v. Brooks, ante, we approved of the following language of Mr. … is all in the record—it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that the plaintiff was himself acting in bad faith and endeavoring to acquire and maintain a possession by unlawful means; that he hoped, by putting up a few boards—which

Martin v. Becker

169 Cal. 301 · California Supreme Court · Feb 11, 1915

McMurray v. Brown, 91 U. S. 257 , [ 23 L. Ed. 321 ], was an *312 action to enforce a mechanic’s lien given under the provisions of the federal statute. The trial court decreed the lien. … (Pease v. Kelly, 3 Or. 417 ; 6 Ves. 752; Lagow v. Badollet, 1 Blackf. (Ind.) 416, 12 Am. Dec. 258 ; Gilman v. Brown, 1 Mason, 191 , [Fed. Cas. No. 5441]; Williams v. Roberts, 5 Ohio, 35; 4 Kent.

County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court

4 Cal. 3d 545 · California Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1971

(c), provides that “the court shall relieve the petitioner from the provisions of Section 945.4 [which bars claims not filed within 100 days] if the court finds the application [for leave to present a late claim] to the board … State of California (1933) 135 Cal.App. 738 [ 28 P.2d 61 ], had held that a court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain an action for tax refund until the claimant presented his claim to the state board of control.

Henshaw v. Belyea

220 Cal. 458 · California Supreme Court · Mar 30, 1934

He endeavored to stop it by twice placing a board in front of the hind wheel. … (See, also, Henry v. Cleveland etc. R. Co., 67 Fed. 426 ; Liming v. Illinois Cent. R. Co., 81 Iowa, 246 [ 47 N. W. 66 ].) In Thompson v.

Pollard v. Saxe & Yolles Dev. Co.

12 Cal. 3d 374 · California Supreme Court · Aug 20, 1974

In Dow v. … Brown (1946) 27 Cal.2d 631 [ 166 P.2d 1 ]; St. George v. Superior Court (1949) 93 Cal. App.2d 815 [ 209 P.2d 823 ].)

Johnston v. De La Guerra Properties, Inc.

28 Cal. 2d 394 · California Supreme Court · Jun 21, 1946

(Bellon v. Silver Gate Theatres, Inc., 4 Cal.2d 1, 14 [ 47 P.2d 462 ]; Spore v. Washington, 96 Cal.App. 345 [ 274 P. 407]; see Brown v. … (Readman v. Conway, 126 Mass. 374 ; Kirby v. Boylston Mkt. Assn., 80 Mass. (14 Gray) 249 [74 Am.Dec. 682]; Murphy v. Alpine Press, 291 Mass. 239 [ 196 N.E. 841 ] ; Reid v.

Butte Creek Consol. Dredging Co. v. Olney

173 Cal. 697 · California Supreme Court · Nov 23, 1916

The board of directors of the dredging company complied with the promise thus made in their behalf and the lease was executed. … In Quarg v.

People v. Garcia

107 Cal. Rptr. 2d 355 · California Supreme Court · Jul 18, 2001

(See also People v. Brown (1887) 74 Cal. 306, 310 [ 16 P. 1 ] [defendant’s knowledge can be inferred from the fact he abstained from inquiry despite his suspicions].) … J., Baxter, J., Werdegar, J., and Brown, J., concurred. Subsequent statutory references are to the Penal Code.