Category: 1978

Tavernetti v. Superior Court , 22 Cal.3d 187 [L.A. No. 30895. Supreme Court of California. September 22, 1978.] THOMAS FREDRICK TAVERNETTI et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest (Opinion by Mosk, J., with [22 Cal.3d 188] Bird, C. J., Tobriner, Manuel and Newman, JJ., […]

Amador Valley Joint Union High Sch. Dist. v. State Bd. of Equalization , 22 Cal.3d 208 [S.F. No. 23849. Supreme Court of California. September 22, 1978.] AMADOR VALLEY JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Petitioners, v. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION et al., Respondents. [S.F. No. 23850. Supreme Court of California. September 22, 1978.] COUNTY […]

California Housing Finance Agency v. Patitucci , 22 Cal.3d 171 [S.F. No. 23784. Supreme Court of California. September 18, 1978.] CALIFORNIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, Petitioner, v. FRANK PATITUCCI, as President, etc., Respondent (Opinion by Richardson, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [22 Cal.3d 172] COUNSEL Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, and Victor D. […]

Offshore Rental Co. v. Continental Oil Co. , 22 Cal.3d 157 [L.A. No. 30820. Supreme Court of California. September 18, 1978.] OFFSHORE RENTAL COMPANY, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent (Opinion by Tobriner, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Ruston, Nance & DiCaro, Donald A. […]

  People v. Atchison , 22 Cal.3d 181 [Crim. No. 20086. Supreme Court of California. September 18, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROBERT BENNETT ATCHISON, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Newman, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner, Mosk, and Manuel, JJ., concurring. Separate concurring and dissenting opinion by Clark, J., with Richardson, J., […]

City and County of San Francisco v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. , 22 Cal.3d 103 [S.F. No. 23338. Supreme Court of California. September 13, 1978.] CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Petitioner, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, ANNETTE WIEBE et al., Respondents (Opinion by Tobriner, J., with Bird, C. J., Mosk and Newman, JJ., concurring. […]

People v. Cook , 22 Cal.3d 67 [Crim. No. 19804. Supreme Court of California. September 8, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DANIEL GARY COOK, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Mosk, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner, Manuel and Newman, JJ., concurring. Separate concurring opinion by Richardson, J. Separate dissenting opinion by Clark, J.) […]

Campbell v. Southern Pacific Co. , 22 Cal.3d 51 [L.A. No. 30540. Supreme Court of California. August 31, 1978.] RAMON A. CAMPBELL, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY et al., Defendants and Appellants (Opinion by Mosk, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner, J., and Jefferson, J., concurring. Separate concurring and dissenting opinion by Richardson, […]

People v. Ortiz , 22 Cal.3d 38 [Crim. No. 20126. Supreme Court of California. August 30, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSEPH R. ORTIZ, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Mosk, J., with Tobriner, Clark, Richardson, Manuel and Newman, JJ., concurring. Separate concurring and dissenting opinion by Bird, C. J.) [22 Cal.3d 39] COUNSEL […]

County of San Diego v. Muniz , 22 Cal.3d 29 [L.A. No. 30887. Supreme Court of California. August 30, 1978.] COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ALFREDO G. MUNIZ, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Manuel, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [22 Cal.3d 30] COUNSEL Langford & Lane and James M. […]

People v. King , 22 Cal.3d 12 [Crim. No. 20380. Supreme Court of California. August 29, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WILLIAM HARRIS KING, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Manuel, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner, Mosk, Richardson and Newman, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Clark, J.) COUNSEL Paul N. Halvonik, State […]

Davis v. Air Technical Industries, Inc. , 22 Cal.3d 1 [L.A. No. 30773. Supreme Court of California. August 29, 1978.] BRUCE G. DAVIS, Cross-complainant and Respondent, v. AIR TECHNICAL INDUSTRIES, INC., Cross-defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Bird, C. J., with Tobriner, Clark, Richardson and Newman, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Mosk, J., with Manuel, […]

Neal v. Farmers Ins. Exchange , 21 Cal.3d 910 [L.A. No. 30775. Supreme Court of California. August 25, 1978.] WILLIAM NEAL, as Administrator, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Manuel, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner, Mosk and Newman, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinions by Richardson and Clark, […]

Wellenkamp v. Bank of America , 21 Cal.3d 943 [L.A. No. 30776. Supreme Court of California. August 25, 1978.] CYNTHIA J. WELLENKAMP, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA et al., Defendants and Respondents (Opinion by Manuel, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner, Mosk, Richardson and Newman, JJ. concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Clark, J.) […]

Brummett v. County of Sacramento , 21 Cal.3d 880 [S.F. No. 23738. Supreme Court of California. August 24, 1978.] KENNETH L. BRUMMETT et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO et al., Defendants and Respondents (Opinion by Manuel, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [21 Cal.3d 881] COUNSEL Gordon, Holstein & Ropers, […]

In re Tony C. , 21 Cal.3d 888 [Crim. No. 20142. Supreme Court of California. August 24, 1978.] In re TONY C., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. KENNETH F. FARE, as Acting Chief Probation Officer, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TONY C., Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Mosk, J., with Tobriner, Clark, […]

LeMons v. Regents of University of California , 21 Cal.3d 869 [L.A. No. 30914. Supreme Court of California. August 21, 1978.] RUDINE B. LeMONS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants and Respondents (Opinion by Bird, C. J., with Tobriner, Mosk, Richardson and Manuel, JJ., and Tamura, J., […]

  Betts v. Board of Administration , 21 Cal.3d 859 [S.F. No. 23803. Supreme Court of California. August 17, 1978.] BERT A. BETTS, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM et al., Respondents (Opinion by Richardson, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Barbara Lang Betts for Petitioner. Loren […]

Cooper v. Bray , 21 Cal.3d 841 [L.A. No. 30865. Supreme Court of California. August 16, 1978.] GERTRUDE COOPER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CLAUDE LEWIS BRAY et al., Defendants and Appellants; RUTH TASHMA, Defendant and Respondent (Opinion by Tobriner, J., with Bird, C. J., Mosk, Manuel and Newman, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Richardson, […]

Williamson v. Superior Court , 21 Cal.3d 829 [L.A. No. 30754. Supreme Court of California. August 14, 1978.] GEORGE WILLIAMSON, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; SHELL OIL COMPANY et al., Real Parties in Interest (Opinion by Tobriner, J., with Bird, C. J., Mosk and Manuel, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion […]

Wilson v. Superior Court , 21 Cal.3d 816 [L.A. No. 30883. Supreme Court of California. August 11, 1978.] JACKIE LEE WILSON, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest (Opinion by Manuel, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Terry Smerling, Fred Okrand, Jill Jakes […]

Bullis v. Security Pac. Nat. Bank , 21 Cal.3d 801 [L.A. No. 30711. Supreme Court of California. August 10, 1978.] WILLIAM M. BULLIS, as Trustee, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. SECURITY PACIFIC NATIONAL BANK, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Bird, C.J., with Tobriner, Mosk, Clark, Richardson and Manuel, JJ., concurring.) COUNSEL Sheppard, Mullin, […]

In re Marriage of Stenquist , 21 Cal.3d 779 [L.A. No. 30718. Supreme Court of California. August 7, 1978.] In re the Marriage of RICHARD WILLIAM and MARILYN BETTY STENQUIST. RICHARD WILLIAM STENQUIST, Appellant, v. MARILYN BETTY STENQUIST, Appellant (Opinion by Tobriner, J., with Bird, C. J., Mosk, Richardson and Manuel, JJ., and Jefferson, J., […]

Ofsevit v. Trustees of Cal. State University & Colleges , 21 Cal.3d 763 [S.F. No. 23698. Supreme Court of California. August 1, 1978.] STANLEY OFSEVIT, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGES et al., Defendants and Appellants (Opinion by Tobriner, J., with Bird, C. J., Mosk, Richardson, Manuel and Newman, […]

People v. Peters , 21 Cal.3d 749 [Crim. No. 20257. Supreme Court of California. July 31, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GEROLD JOSEPH PETERS, Defendant and Respondent (Opinion by Newman, J., with Richardson and Manuel, JJ., concurring. Clark, J., concurred in the judgment and opinion of the court, excepting footnote No. 1. Separate […]