Case law

Golden State Boring & Pipe Jacking, Inc. v. Orange County Water District

49 Cal. Rptr. 3d 447 · California Court of Appeal · Sep 28, 2006

(the Act), establishes a detailed mandatory framework for competitive bids on public works contracts. … What GSB is really saying is that its qualified “offer” to obtain a bond only “if required” was purely illusory, and neither OCWD nor the trial court could utilize it as grounds for substitution.

Estate of O'Brien

74 Cal. App. 2d 405 · California Court of Appeal · May 6, 1946

Bhead has been appointed and qualified as administratrix with the will annexed. … On such an issue precedents are of but little value, except for the establishment of certain general rules'.

Shaver v. United Parcel Service

90 Cal. App. 764 · California Court of Appeal · Apr 11, 1928

The authenticity of a record from which a witness is permitted to refresh his memory should, however, be first established. … Borders whom they sought to qualify as an expert engineer.

Sandler v. Sanchez

206 Cal. App. 4th 1431 · California Court of Appeal · Jun 18, 2012

In fashioning a statute analogous to section 7068.1, absent a clearly expressed contrary intent, we conclude the Legislature intended the scope of section 10159.2’s supervisorial duty be interpreted the same way. … salesman,” but did not address the license of the qualifying officer of the corporate broker.

People v. Botello

183 Cal. App. 4th 1014 · California Court of Appeal · Apr 9, 2010

The Paramount Locos gang became noticed because it began targeting several more established gangs in the City of Paramount, committing “shootings and assaults of that type.” … (f), italics added; see Mancebo, supra, 27 Cal.4th at pp. 744-745 [“the One Strike law clearly applies only if the information alleges facts, and also the ‘circumstances specified in subdivision (d) or (e) which are required

Watson v. Greely

67 Cal. App. 328 · California Court of Appeal · May 17, 1924

any county may organize whenever a majority of the qualified electors of such county, voting at a general election, shall so determine; and whenever a county *337 shall adopt township organization, the assessment and col … What is meant by that mandate of the constitution is that any law of a general nature shall not discriminate as between persons who or things which stand in the same relation to such law “in respect to the privileges and immunities

People v. Mora

153 Cal. App. 3d 18 · California Court of Appeal · Mar 15, 1984

Other testimony established appellant’s advance knowledge of the shooting and that he drove the getaway car. … The record reflects that Mora partic *23 ipated in the proceedings in question and that he clearly was not “reduced to an insensible object, unable to assist or even communicate with counsel . . .

Kavalaris v. Anthony Bros., Inc.

217 Cal. App. 2d 737 · California Court of Appeal · Jun 28, 1963

Hall, who was held by the court to be qualified to testify as an expert. Defendant produced Mr. Charles Mackintosh, who was stipulated to be a qualified expert. Mr. … Their negligence in these respects was clearly the proximate cause of the damage to the building.” *742 Though defendant had both a common law duty and a contractual one to ascertain the bearing quality of the ground underlying

Guthrie v. Transamerica Life Ins. Co.

California Court of Appeal · Jun 22, 2026

In addition, the Trendsetter LB product provides two other accelerated death benefits, for qualifying chronic and critical illnesses. … Rather, as in Kaldenbach, liability could not be established on a class-wide basis.

People v. Powell

40 Cal. App. 3d 107 · California Court of Appeal · Jun 26, 1974

This was done in anticipation that for every registered voter that qualified, nine would either not respond, be excused or not qualify. 10 For each of the 1968 venires the jury commissioner expected to need 8,000 qualified … (Excusing Qualified Persons.)

Humboldt County Department of Social Services v. Pamela C.

31 Cal. App. 4th 296 · California Court of Appeal · Jan 3, 1995

These services clearly include reunification services. (Cynthia D. v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 242, 249 [ 19 Cal.Rptr.2d 698 , 851 P.2d 1307 ].) … But the language clearly contemplates that such a permanent placement should be made only where the relative, if willing, would qualify as a guardian.

People v. Cobler

2 Cal. App. 2d 375 · California Court of Appeal · Nov 22, 1934

And, secondly, notwithstanding the fact assumed by appellant that the “brain injury” was the cause of death, the principle of law is well established that if the strychnine taken by Mr. … But clearly on the evidence, rightly there could be no verdict by the jury that murder in the second degree had been committed by defendant.

Powell v. Bartmess

139 Cal. App. 2d 394 · California Court of Appeal · Feb 23, 1956

This is clearly an erroneous statement of the law. … It was properly qualified by BAJI142, to which reference has previously been made.

Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express

California Court of Appeal · Apr 4, 2016

“Standing alone, an employee’s unarticulated belief that an employer is engaging in discrimination will not suffice to establish protected conduct for the purposes of establishing a prima facie case of retaliation, where … “Standing alone, an employee’s unarticulated belief that an employer is engaging in discrimination will not suffice to establish protected conduct for the purposes of establishing a prima facie case of retaliation, where

Screen Actors Guild, Inc. v. Cory

91 Cal. App. 3d 111 · California Court of Appeal · Mar 28, 1979

It is also quite clearly a trustee with respect to the trust under which those funds are held in the Canadian bank. … This being so, plaintiff’s plan for the disposition of these unclaimed residuals does not qualify for exemption under the aforementioned section 1521, subdivision (b). (Cf. Bank of America v.

People v. Callejas

102 Cal. Rptr. 2d 363 · California Court of Appeal · Dec 18, 2000

as “punishment” for purposes of the ex post facto clause. 9 Therefore, although the purpose of a restitution fine is not punitive, we believe its consequences to the defendant are severe enough that it qualifies as punishment … Greenfield was not on the effect on prison administration of a holding that the statute was invalid, but on conduct outside the prison walls; (2) invalidating the statute as to certain prisoners did not have the effect of immunizing

Altman v. Heart Fund

92 Cal. App. 3d 486 · California Court of Appeal · Apr 30, 1979

The American Heart Association clearly fit this description, while Memorial did not. … Clearly, she wanted the residue of her estate to go to the Heart Fund.

In re Sebastian C.

California Court of Appeal · Apr 15, 2026

The court explained that section 875 “very clearly states here that the less restrictive program is supposed to be providing the community transition services. … The trial court clearly wrestled with whether and under what circumstances a family home could qualify as a less restrictive program.

Ross v. Pacific Mortgage Guaranty Co.

16 Cal. App. 2d 672 · California Court of Appeal · Oct 2, 1936

In our opinion this testimony, in the absence of any qualifying statements of the plaintiff or of any conflicting testimony, was sufficient to support the inference that plaintiff was the owner of the property. … There was sufficient evidence to establish the value oil the property as equal to that placed upon it in the findings.

People v. Hansen

130 Cal. App. 217 · California Court of Appeal · Mar 2, 1933

Such evidence is not admissible because of its own weight and sufficiency, but because by reason of its intimate connection with the self-serving statement it may rebut, qualify or explain it (Granite Gold Min. Co. v. … This is clearly shown by Algernon Sidney, who says that the publisher of the Bible might be subjected to a criminal charge for printing the phrase, “The fool hath said in his heart there is no God.”