Category: 1976

Business Title Corp. v. Division of Labor Law Enforcement , 17 Cal.3d 878 [L.A. No. 30558. Supreme Court of California. September 2, 1976.] BUSINESS TITLE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. DIVISION OF LABOR LAW ENFORCEMENT et al., Defendants and Appellants; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant and Respondent (Opinion by Sullivan, J., with Wright, C. J., McComb, Tobriner, […]

  Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County Dist. Council of Carpenters , 17 Cal.3d 893 [L.A. No. 30562. Supreme Court of California. September 2, 1976.] SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Sullivan, J., expressing the unanimous view of the […]

Loder v. Municipal Court , 17 Cal.3d 859 [L.A. No. 30406. Supreme Court of California. September 2, 1976.] JOSEPH A. LODER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THE MUNICIPAL COURT FOR THE SAN DIEGO JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY et al., Defendants and Respondents; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest and Respondent (Opinion by Mosk, J., […]

Connolly Development, Inc. v. Superior Court , 17 Cal.3d 803 [S.F. No. 23225. Supreme Court of California. August 31, 1976.] CONNOLLY DEVELOPMENT, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MERCED COUNTY, Respondent; DIAMOND INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Real Party in Interest (Opinion by Tobriner, J., with Wright, C. J., Mosk and Sullivan, JJ., concurring. Separate […]

People v. Smith , 17 Cal.3d 845 [Crim. No. 19170. Supreme Court of California. August 31, 1976.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GREGORY DONALD SMITH, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Wright, C. J., with Tobriner and Sullivan, JJ., concurring. Separate concurring opinion by Mosk, J. Separate dissenting opinion by Clark, J., with McComb and […]

Avco Community Developers, Inc. v. South Coast Regional Com. , 17 Cal.3d 785 [L.A. No. 30514. Supreme Court of California. August 25, 1976.] AVCO COMMUNITY DEVELOPERS, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SOUTH COAST REGIONAL COMMISSION et al., Defendants and Respondents (Opinion by Mosk, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Fulop, Rolston, Burns […]

Wildlife Alive v. Chickering , 18 Cal.3d 190 [S.F. No. 23417. Supreme Court of California. August 24, 1976.] WILDLIFE ALIVE et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. SHERMAN CHICKERING et al., Defendants and Respondents (Opinion by Richardson, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [18 Cal.3d 191] COUNSEL Robert M. Berman, Bruce Tichinin and Tichinin […]

Davis Wire Corp. v. State Bd. of Equalization , 17 Cal.3d 761 [L.A. No. 30619. Supreme Court of California. August 23, 1976.] DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Tobriner, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Ernest P. […]

UMF Systems, Inc. v. Eltra Corp. , 17 Cal.3d 753 [L.A. No. 30620. Supreme Court of California. August 19, 1976.] UMF SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ELTRA CORPORATION et al., Defendants and Respondents (Opinion by Richardson, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [17 Cal.3d 754] COUNSEL Brant, Pettitt & Druten and Charles […]

In re Marriage of Fonstein , 17 Cal.3d 738 [L.A. No. 30580. Supreme Court of California. August 19, 1976.] In re the Marriage of SARANE and HAROLD FONSTEIN. SARANE FONSTEIN, Appellant, v. HAROLD FONSTEIN, Appellant (Opinion by Sullivan, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [17 Cal.3d 739] COUNSEL Milton R. Gunter, Amil Roth, […]

S.P. Growers Assn. v. Rodriguez , 17 Cal.3d 719 [L.A. No. 30595. Supreme Court of California. August 10, 1976.] S. P. GROWERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RUFINO RODRIGUEZ et al., Defendants and Appellants (Opinion by Mosk, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Stephen A. Harvey and Richard A. Weinstock for Defendants […]

Madden v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals , 17 Cal.3d 699 [L.A. No. 30526. Supreme Court of California. August 10, 1976.] TERRY MADDEN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS et al., Defendants and Appellants (Opinion by Tobriner, J., with Wright, C. J., McComb, Sullivan and Clark, JJ., and Files, J., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Mosk, […]

People v. Superior Court (Good) , 17 Cal.3d 732 [L.A. No. 30610. Supreme Court of California. August 10, 1976.] THE PEOPLE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF VENTURA COUNTY, Respondent; STEPHEN F. GOOD, Real Party in Interest (Opinion by Clark, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL C. Stanley Trom, District Attorney, and […]

People v. Collins , 17 Cal.3d 687 [Crim. No. 19365. Supreme Court of California. August 6, 1976.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ALVIN LEON COLLINS, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Wright, C. J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [17 Cal.3d 688] COUNSEL Timothy Connor, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Stephen […]

Choudhry v. Free , 17 Cal.3d 660 [L.A. No. 30516. Supreme Court of California. August 3, 1976.] SAIDUL Z. CHOUDHRY et al., Petitioners, v. HARRY M. FREE, Individually and as County Clerk, etc., Respondent; IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT et al., Real Parties in Interest (Opinion by Mosk, J., with Wright, C. J., Tobriner, and Sullivan, JJ., […]

Tripp v. Swoap , 17 Cal.3d 671 [S.F. No. 23423. Supreme Court of California. August 3, 1976.] KATHLEEN TRIPP, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DAVID B. SWOAP, as Director, etc., Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Sullivan, J., with Wright, C. J., Tobriner, Mosk and Richardson, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Clark, J., with McComb, J., […]

Holtz v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist. , 17 Cal.3d 648 [S.F. No. 23398. Supreme Court of California. August 2, 1976.] MAX HOLTZ et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Mosk, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [17 Cal.3d 649] […]

Javorek v. Superior Court , 17 Cal.3d 629 [S.F. No. 23324. Supreme Court of California. August 2, 1976.] FRANK J. JAVOREK et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MONTEREY COUNTY, Respondent; JACK BRADFORD LARSON, SR., et al., Real Parties in Interest (Opinion by Sullivan, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Nagle, […]

People v. Richards , 17 Cal.3d 614 [Crim. No. 17985. Supreme Court of California. July 30, 1976.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WESLEY CISIO RICHARDS, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Mosk, J., with Wright, C. J., Tobriner and Sullivan, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Clark, J., with McComb and Richardson, JJ., concurring.) COUNSEL […]

Farnham v. State Bar , 17 Cal.3d 605 [L.A. No. 30538. Supreme Court of California. July 28, 1976.] GORDON W. FARNHAM, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Gerald E. Utti and Richard J. Curran for Petitioner. Herbert M. Rosenthal and Arthur L. Margolis for Respondent. [17 Cal.3d 608] […]

Gregory v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. , 17 Cal.3d 596 [L.A. No. 30609. Supreme Court of California. July 23, 1976.] CLARENCE GREGORY et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION et al., Defendants and Respondents (Opinion by Richardson, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [17 Cal.3d 597] COUNSEL Cantrell & Green and Richard […]

California Housing Finance Agency v. Elliott , 17 Cal.3d 575 [S.F. No. 23431. Supreme Court of California. July 21, 1976.] CALIFORNIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, Petitioner, v. S. MICHAEL ELLIOTT, as Chairperson, etc., Respondent (Opinion by Richardson, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [17 Cal.3d 576] COUNSEL Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Victor Sonenberg […]

In re Hurwitz , 17 Cal.3d 562 [S.F. No. 23364. Supreme Court of California. July 19, 1976.] In re JAMES SPENCER HURWITZ on Disbarment (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL James Spencer Hurwitz, in pro. per., William K. Coblentz and Jonathan M. Rutledge for Petitioner. Herbert M. Rosenthal for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This is a […]

Lester v. State Bar , 17 Cal.3d 547 [L.A. No. 30508. Supreme Court of California. July 19, 1976.] ARTHUR E. LESTER, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Arthur E. Lester, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Herbert M. Rosenthal and Arthur L. Margolis for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This […]

Davidson v. State Bar , 17 Cal.3d 570 [S.F. No. 23397. Supreme Court of California. July 19, 1976.] DUNCAN P. DAVIDSON, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Duncan P. Davidson, in pro. per., and Jerome Marks for Petitioner. Herbert M. Rosenthal and Ronald W. Stovitz for Respondent. OPINION […]