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  • City of Alameda v. Cohen

    133 Cal. 5 · California Supreme Court · May 22, 1901

    (Monterey County v. Cushing, 83 Cal. 510 ; San Diego Land etc. Co. v. Neale, 88 Cal. 55 .) … (Los Angeles v. Leavis, 119 Cal. 165 ; Santa Cruz v. Enright, 95 Cal. 105 .)

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Woodruff v. Semi-Tropic Land & Water Co.

    87 Cal. 275 · California Supreme Court · Dec 22, 1890

    Baldwin, of the city and- county of San Bernardino, state of California, the parties of the second part, witnesseth,— “That said party of the first part, in pursuance of a resolution of the board of directors of said corporation … There is no doubt, however, that time was of the essence of this contract, as is seen by a reference to the opinions delivered in Grey v. Tubbs, 43 Cal. 364 , and Cleary v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Revert v. Hesse

    184 Cal. 295 · California Supreme Court · Nov 13, 1920

    (Estate of Keating, 158 Cal. 109 , [ 110 Pac. 109 ]; Fiske v. Gosbey, 168 Cal. 334 , [ 143 Pac. 611 ]; Brown v. … (Herron v. Hughes, 25 Cal. 555 ; Davitt v. Bakers’ Union, 124 Cal. 99 , [ 56 Pac. 775 ]; Dowdell v. Carpy, 129 Cal. 168 , [ 61 Pac. 948 ]; Menner v.

    Cited 66 timesPublished
  • County of San Mateo v. Boss

    3 Cal. 3d 962 · California Supreme Court · Jan 27, 1971

    State Board of Social Welfare (1947) 82 Cal.App.2d 627 [ 186 P.2d 429 ]; Garcia v. Superior Court (1941) 45 Cal.App.2d 31 [ 113 P.2d 470 ]; County of Los Angeles v. … Seemingly to the contrary are Garcia v. Superior Court (1941) 45 Cal.App.2d 31 [ 113 P.2d 470 ], and Kelley v. State Board of Social Welfare (1947) 82 Cal.App.2d 627 [186 P.2d *970 429].

    Overruled in part by Swoap v. Superior Court, 10 Cal. 3d 490 (1973)Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Evans v. City of Berkeley

    40 Cal. Rptr. 3d 205 · California Supreme Court · Mar 9, 2006

    (Speegle v. Board of Fire Underwriters (1946) 29 Cal.2d 34, 42 [ 172 P.2d 867 ].)” (Blank v. … (See DeRose v. Carswell (1987) 196 Cal.App.3d 1011, 1018-1019 [ 242 Cal.Rptr. 368 ] [concessions of the plaintiff’s attorney before trial court negate contrary allegations for purposes of demurrer]; cf. Browne v.

    Cited 334 timesPublished
  • Carraher v. S.F. Bridge Co.

    100 Cal. 177 · California Supreme Court · Oct 25, 1893

    (Carraher v. San Francisco Bridge Co., 81 Cal. 98 .) … On principle, I think this case cannot be distinguished from that of Strong v. Sacramento etc. R. R.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Futterer v. City of Sacramento

    196 Cal. 248 · California Supreme Court · May 29, 1925

    Such was the case of California Academy of Sciences v. … (Mass.) 71; and also citing the case of French v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth Acceptance Corp. v. Jordan

    198 Cal. 618 · California Supreme Court · May 21, 1926

    property, the board of directors of said corporation having power under the laws of New Hampshire to adopt and carry into effect such order. … Co. v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • In Re Bush

    6 Cal. 2d 43 · California Supreme Court · Apr 1, 1936

    Railroad Com., 197 Cal. 627 [ 242 Pac. 486 ]; Haynes v. MacFarlane, 207 Cal. 529 [ 279 Pac. 436 ]; Forsyth v. San *52 Joaquin Light etc. Corp., 208 Cal. 397 [ 281 Pac. 620 ] ; Landis v. … Co. v. Superior Court, 211 Cal. 411 [ 295 Pac. 837 ] ; Alward v. Johnson, 208 Cal. 359 [ 281 Pac. 389 ] ; People v. Duntley, 217 Cal. 150 [ 17 Pac. (2d) 715 ] ; People v. Lang Transp.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Warner v. State Bar

    34 Cal. 3d 36 · California Supreme Court · Jun 16, 1983

    State Bar, supra, 30 Cal.3d at page 916 , “our established rule is that while the hearing panel’s factual findings may be entitled to a greater deference than the board’s own findings, ‘it is the Board’s recommendation in … (Bushman v.

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Wiley v. County of San Diego

    79 Cal. Rptr. 2d 672 · California Supreme Court · Nov 23, 1998

    *534 Opinion BROWN, J. When a former criminal defendant sues for legal malpractice, is actual innocence a necessary element of the cause of action? For reasons of policy and pragmatism, we conclude the answer is yes. … Brown (1986) 177 Cal.App.3d 537, 554 [ 223 Cal.Rptr. 66 ] [same: inadequately pursuing or perfecting plea negotiations]; People v.

    Declined to follow by Powell v. Associated Counsel for Accused, 106 P.3d 271 (2005)Cited 121 timesPublished
  • Bates v. Babcock

    16 L.R.A. 745 · California Supreme Court · Aug 4, 1892

    (Bruce v. Hastings, 41 Vt 380; 98 Am. Dec. 592 ; Benjamin v. Zell, 100 Pa. 33 ; Trowbridge v. Wetherbee, 11 Allen, 361 ; Babcock v. Read, 99 N. Y. 609 ; Coward v. … In Forster v.

    Cited 68 timesPublished
  • Bernkrant v. Fowler

    55 Cal. 2d 588 · California Supreme Court · Apr 13, 1961

    (Schweider v. Lang, 29 Minn. 254 [ 13 N.W. 33, 34 , 43 Am. Rep. 202 ]; Givens v. Featherstone, (Tex.Civ.App.) 12 S.W.2d 613, 614 ]; Riley v. Atherton, 185 Ark. 425 [ 47 S.W.2d 568 ]; Brown v. … Bank v. Gallagher, 119 Minn. 463 [ 138 N.W. 681, 682 , Ann.Cas. 1914B 120]; Runyan v. Mersereau, 11 Johns. *594 (N.Y.) 534, 538; Ackla v. Ackla, 6 Pa. 228, 230 ; McKenzie v.

    Cited 51 timesPublished
  • Pacific States Savings & Loan Co. v. Superior Court

    217 Cal. 517 · California Supreme Court · Mar 20, 1933

    full amount paid upon the stock or investment certificate surrendered . . . ; but not more than one-half of the monthly receipts in any one month must be applied to withdrawals for that month, without the consent of the board … The cases of Hiroshima v. Bank of Italy, 78 Cal. App. 362 [ 248 Pac. 947 ], and Grisinger v. Golden State Bank, 92 Cal.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Kalt v. Youngworth

    16 Cal. 2d 807 · California Supreme Court · Dec 26, 1940

    (Tiffany, Real Property, 3d ed., sec. 1055, p. 253; Brown, Personal Property, sec. 50; Bogert, Trusts and Trustees, sec. 150, p. 447.) … Ed. 504 ]; Devol v. Dye, 123 Ind. 321 [ 24 N. E. 246 , 7 L. R. A. 439] ; Minot v. Tilton, 64 N. H. 371 [ 10 Atl. 682 ]; Gulick v. Gulick, 39 N. J. Eq. 401; Myrover v. French, 73 *814 N. C. 609; Read v.

    Cited 46 timesPublished
  • People v. Shelton

    60 Cal. 2d 740 · California Supreme Court · Jan 30, 1964

    (People v. King, ante, pp. 308, 311 [ 32 Cal.Rptr. 825 , 384 P.2d 153 ]; People v. Haven, 59 Cal.2d 713, 719 [ 31 Cal.Rptr. 47 , 381 P.2d 927]; Castaneda v. … (People v. Haven, 59 Cal.2d 713, 718 [ 31 Cal.Rptr. 47 , 381 P.2d 927 ]; Tompkins v. Superior Court, 59 Cal.2d 65, 68 [ 27 Cal.Rptr. 889 , 378 P.2d 113]; People v. Brown, 45 Cal.2d 640, 643-645 [ 290 P.2d 528 ].)

    Cited 96 timesPublished
  • People v. Latham

    52 Cal. 598 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1878

    This tax was declared void and uncollectible by the decision of this Court in Houghton v. … Sec. 4 of said act (see Statutes 1873-4, p. 746) provides that the “ assessment books of the various counties in this State for each of said years, as delivered by the Clerks of the Boards of Supervisors to the Auditors,

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Johnston v. Southern Pacific Co.

    150 Cal. 535 · California Supreme Court · Feb 8, 1907

    (Tucker v. McBean, 65 Me. 352 ; Smith v. Sackett, 10 Ill. 534 ; Chandler v. McKinne, 6 Mich. 217 , [ 74 Am. Dec. 686 ].) … The supreme court of the United States substantially alone has denied the power in Railroad Co. v. Botsford, 141 U. S. 250 , [11 Sup. Ct. 1000], In Brown v. Chicago etc. Ry. Co., 12 N. Dak. 61, [ 102 Am. St.

    Cited 55 timesPublished
  • Davis v. Fresno Unified School Dist.

    California Supreme Court · Apr 27, 2023

    (See Kaatz v. … of cheating, the hiring of various principals and school administrators, and the cancer illness of a board member.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Morris v. Municipal Court

    32 Cal. 3d 553 · California Supreme Court · Oct 18, 1982

    While Crownover was pending before us, the United States Supreme Court upheld the regulations on nude entertainment promulgated by the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. (California v. … (See Saxe v. Brennan (E.D.Wis. 1976) 416 F.Supp. 892, 894-895 , affd. (7th Cir. 1976) 544 F.2d 521 ; Attwood v. Purcell (D.Ariz. 1975) 402 F.Supp. 231, 236 ; Koppinger v.

    Cited 30 timesPublished

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