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  • Garrett v. Swanton

    216 Cal. 220 · California Supreme Court · Aug 11, 1932

    W. 115 ] ; Bell v. City of Fayette, 325 Mo. 75 [ 28 S. W. (2d) 356 ] ; Kasch v. Miller, 104 Ohio St. 281 [ 135 N. E. 813 ]; McClain v. Regents of University, 124 Or. 629 [ 265 Pac. 412 ] ; Barnes v. … In Shelton v.

    Overruled in part by City of Oxnard v. Dale, 45 Cal. 2d 729 (1955)Cited 40 timesPublished
  • McGuire v. Drew

    83 Cal. 225 · California Supreme Court · Feb 28, 1890

    (Haight v. Green, 19 Cal. 113 ; Mulholland v. Heyneman, 19 Cal. 605 ; Ekel v. Swift, 47 Cal. 619 .) … (Haight v. Green, supra; Mulholland v. Heyneman, supra.) 3.

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Burt v. Scarborough

    56 Cal. 2d 817 · California Supreme Court · Nov 16, 1961

    action in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County for a writ of mandate against the company and its six other directors to compel them to allow her “accompanied by counsel of her choice” to attend meetings of the company’s board … In Stone v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Merkley v. Merkley

    12 Cal. 2d 543 · California Supreme Court · Jan 9, 1939

    The plaintiff’s services appeared to consist of boarding Wallace, cooking for hired help, and other general housewifely duties in the home and garden. … The plaintiff relies on Mitau v. Roddan, 149 Cal. 1, 14 [ 84 Pac. 145 , 6 L. R. A. (N.

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Levy v. Superior Court

    15 Cal. 2d 692 · California Supreme Court · Jul 23, 1940

    In Harper v. … v.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Shea v. City of San Bernardino

    7 Cal. 2d 688 · California Supreme Court · Nov 19, 1936

    (Tompkins v. Clay Street R. R. Co., 66 Cal. 163, 164 [ 4 Pac. 1165 ] ; Drinkhouse v. Van Ness, 202 Cal. 359, 381 [ 260 Pac. 869 ] ; Joyce v. Massachusetts Real Estate Co., 173 Minn. 310 [ 217 N. W. 337 ]; Thomas v. … (Spencer v. Calipatria, 9 Cal. App. (2d) 267 [ 49 Pac. (2d) 320 ] ; Johnson v. Glendale, 12 Cal. App. (2d) 389 [ 55 Pac. (2d) 580 ]; Thompson v. Los Angeles County, 140 Cal. App. 73 [ 35 Pac. (2d) 185 ]; Norton v.

    Cited 46 timesPublished
  • J. Frank & Co. v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.

    175 Cal. 293 · California Supreme Court · Jun 6, 1917

    (Murray v. Home Benefit Assn., 90 Cal. 402 -407, [ 25 Am. St. Rep. 133 , 27 Pac. 309 ] ; Knarston v. Manhattan Life Ins. Co., 124 Cal. 74 -78, [ 56 Pac. 773 ]; Knarston v. Manhattan Life Ins. … (Carroll v. Girard Fire Ins. Co., 72 Cal. 297 -300, [ 13 Pac. 863 ]; *300 Wheaton v. North British & Mercantile Ins. Co., 76 Cal. 415 -426, [ 9 Am. St. Rep. 216 , 18 Pac. 758 ].)

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • People v. Kirkes

    39 Cal. 2d 719 · California Supreme Court · Oct 17, 1952

    (People v. Hidalgo, 78 Cal.App.2d 926, 939, 941-942 [ 179 P.2d 102 ]; People v. Chilcott, 18 Cal.App.2d 583, 588 [ 64 P.2d 450 ] ; People v. Brown, 81 Cal.App. 226, 241 [ 253 P. 735 ].) … (People v. Gingell, 211 Cal. 532, 540 [ 296 P. 70 ] ; People v. Hidalgo, supra, p. 940 ; People v. Rinesmith, 40 Cal.App.2d 786, 792 [ 105 P.2d 1021 ] ; People v. Chilcott, supra, pp. 586-587 ; People v.

    Cited 124 timesPublished
  • Brandenburg v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

    28 Cal. 2d 282 · California Supreme Court · May 31, 1946

    On June 11, 1943 plaintiff, his wife, and three small children boarded a streetcar of defendant corporation travelling north on 28th Street in Sacramento. The ear was operated by one man, defendant Colwell. … (Mangan v. Des Moines City Ry. Co., 200 Iowa 597 [ 203 N.W. 705 , 41 A.L.R. 368 ]; see, also, Laurent v. United Railways (Mo.), 191 S.W. 992 ; Elder v. Rutledge, 217 Ind. 459, 469, 470 [ 27 N.E. 2d 358 ]; Heva v.

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • People v. Williams

    52 Cal. Rptr. 3d 268 · California Supreme Court · Dec 28, 2006

    (People v. Brown (2003) 31 Cal.4th 518, 573 [ 3 Cal.Rptr.3d 145 , 73 P.3d 1137 ].) We note that defendant is Caucasian. … (People v. Brown, supra, 31 Cal.4th 518, 573 .) Defendant asks us to reconsider our holding in Brown , but provides no persuasive reason for doing so.

    Cited 94 timesPublished
  • Murray v. Murray

    115 Cal. 266 · California Supreme Court · Dec 11, 1896

    Bank v. … (Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U. S. 733 ; Brown v. Campbell, 100 Cal. *276 641 ; 38 Am. St. Rep. 314 .)

    Cited 65 timesPublished
  • Estate of Hinckley

    58 Cal. 457 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1881

    It is my will that when any vacancy occurs in the Board of Trustees mentioned in the first clause of my will, by death, resignation, or removal from the city, or separation from the aforesaid religious society, that the vacancy … , in which election each of the trustees of the said religious society, and each of the trustees of this fund shall be entitled to one vote; but no person shall east more than one vote by reason of being a member of the Board

    Cited 121 timesPublished
  • Subsequent Injuries Fund v. Industrial Accident Commission

    44 Cal. 2d 604 · California Supreme Court · May 27, 1955

    Brown, Attorney General, Donald D. Stoker and W. B. Thayer, Deputy Attorneys General, for Petitioner. Everett A. Corten, Benjamin L. Wolfe and T. Groezinger for Respondents. SCHAUER, J. … Co. v. Industrial Acc. Com., 29 Cal.2d 79 [ 172 P.2d 884 ].)

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Walker v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

    35 Cal. 4th 15 · California Supreme Court · Feb 3, 2005

    Hollister Convalescent Hosp., Inc. v. … J., Kennard, J., Werdegar, L, Chin, J., Brown, J., and Moreno, J., concurred.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Heard v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n

    25 Cal. 2d 322 · California Supreme Court · Dec 1, 1944

    Code, §§ 100, 101, 103,105; Estate of Puett, 1 Cal.2d 131, 133 [ 33 P.2d 825 ] ; see Eaton v. … Brown, 193 U.S. 411, 413 [ 24 S.Ct. 487 , 48 L.Ed. 730 ] ; Rest.: Property: Future Interests, parts 3 and 4, § 241, comment (a) and comments on subsee. (2), § 242, comments (a), (b) and (c); Wigmore, Evidence (2d ed.) §§

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Long Beach City School District v. Dodge

    135 Cal. 401 · California Supreme Court · Jan 24, 1902

    In Patent Brick Co. v. … That the demurrer was properly overruled, see Wise v. Hogan, 77 Cal. 184 ; Pleasant v. Samuels, 114 Cal. 34 ; McFarland v.

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Title G. Etc. Co. v. Railroad Commission

    168 Cal. 295 · California Supreme Court · Aug 3, 1914

    (See Hatch v. Consumers’ Co., 17 Idaho, 204 , [40 L. R. A. (N. S.) 263, 104 Pac. 670 ] ; Consumers’ Co. v. Hatch, 224 U. S. 148 , [ 56 L. Ed. 703 , 32 Sup. Ct. Rep. 465]; Pocatello W. Co. v. … Standley, 7 Idaho, 518 , [ 61 Pac. 518 ] ; Bothwell v. Consumers’ Co., 13 Idaho, 568 , [24 L. R. A. (N. S.) 485, 92 Pac. 533 ] ; Montgomery v. McDade (Ala.), 60 South. 797 ; Pine Bluff v. Toney, 96 Ark. 345 , [Ann.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • In Re Harris

    69 Cal. 2d 486 · California Supreme Court · Oct 30, 1968

    Proc., § 503), and the right to appear by counsel (Cooke v. United States (1925) 267 U.S. 517, 537 [ 69 L.Ed. 767, 774 , 45 S.Ct. 390 ]; Steen v. … Board of Civil Service Comrs. (1945) 26 Cal.2d 716, 727 [ 160 P.2d 816 ]) and to seek appointment of counsel if he is indigent. 1 Petitioner contends that this statutory procedure does not meet the standards of due process

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Guillory v. Superior Court

    1 Cal. Rptr. 3d 879 · California Supreme Court · Jul 17, 2003

    *172 Opinion BROWN, J. … (See People v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Los Angeles County Pioneer Society v. Historical Society

    40 Cal. 2d 852 · California Supreme Court · May 5, 1953

    Code, § 9801; see Brown v. La Societe Francaise DeB. Mutuelle, 138 Cal. 475, 477 [ 71 P. 516 ]; Abalian v. Townsend Social Center, Inc., 112 Cal. … Code, § 9801; Brown v. La Societe Francaise Etc. Mutuelle, 138 Cal. 475, 477 [ 71 P. 516 ]; Abalian v. Townsend Social Center, Inc., 112 Cal. App.2d 441, 449 [ 246 P.2d 965 ]; 168 A.L.R. 956 ).

    Cited 72 timesPublished

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