Category: 1978

People v. Corey , 21 Cal.3d 738 [Crim. No. 20258. Supreme Court of California. July 31, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SANDRA COREY, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Manuel, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner, Mosk, Richardson [21 Cal.3d 739] and Newman, JJ., concurring. Separate concurring and dissenting opinion by Clark, J.) and […]

Merco Constr. Engineers, Inc. v. Municipal Court , 21 Cal.3d 724 [L.A. No. 30825. Supreme Court of California. July 25, 1978.] MERCO CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THE MUNICIPAL COURT FOR THE LONG BEACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Defendant and Respondent; SULLY-MILLER CONTRACTING COMPANY, Real Party in Interest and Respondent (Opinion […]

Business Title Corp. v. United States , 21 Cal.3d 710 [L.A. No. 30907. Supreme Court of California. July 20, 1978.] BUSINESS TITLE CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant and Appellant; LOS ANGELES HOTEL-RESTAURANT EMPLOYER-UNION WELFARE FUND, Defendant and Respondent (Opinion by Manuel, J., with Tobriner, Clark, Richardson and Newman, JJ., concurring. […]

Sun ‘n Sand, Inc. v. United California Bank , 21 Cal.3d 671 [L.A. No. 30636. Supreme Court of California. July 20, 1978.] SUN ‘N SAND, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. UNITED CALIFORNIA BANK, Defendant and Respondent (Opinion by Mosk, J., with Tobriner, Acting C. J., concurring. Richardson, J., concurred in the result. Separate […]

Palos Verdes Faculty Assn. v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified Sch. Dist. , 21 Cal.3d 650 [L.A. No. 30823. Supreme Court of California. July 19, 1978.] PALOS VERDES FACULTY ASSOCIATION et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants and Appellants (Opinion by Manuel, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner, […]

Regents of University of California v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co. , 21 Cal.3d 624 [S.F. No. 23522. Supreme Court of California. July 13, 1978.] THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent (Opinion by Tobriner, J., with Bird, C. J., Mosk and Manuel, […]

Estate of Gardner , 21 Cal.3d 620 [S.F. No. 23737. Supreme Court of California. July 3, 1978.] Estate of MAUD STELLA GARDNER, Deceased. EDWIN B. GARDNER, Petitioner and Respondent, v. BERYL GARDNER LANE, Claimant and Appellant (Opinion by Newman, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Donald F. Lundgren, Keogh, Marer & Flicker […]

  Stitt v. State Bar , 21 Cal.3d 616 [S.F. No. 23787. Supreme Court of California. June 30, 1978.] CLYDE W. STITT et al., Petitioners, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent (Opinion by The Court.) [21 Cal.3d 617] COUNSEL John H. Boone and Boone, Shatzel, Hamrick & Knudsen for Petitioners. Herbert M. Rosenthal and […]

In re Hawk , 21 Cal.3d 592 [S.F. No. 23510. Supreme Court of California. June 29, 1978.] In re RICHARD E. HAWK on Suspension (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Marvin S. Cahn for Petitioner. Herbert M. Rosenthal for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Richard E. Hawk, admitted to practice in 1957, was convicted of two counts […]

People v. Jimenez , 21 Cal.3d 595 [Crim. No. 20123. Supreme Court of California. June 29, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROBERT JIMENEZ, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Manuel, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner, Mosk and Newman, JJ., concurring. Separate concurring opinion by Clark, J., with Richardson, J., concurring.) COUNSEL Paul Halvonik, […]

People v. Caudillo , 21 Cal.3d 562 [Crim. No. 19805. Supreme Court of California. June 23, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DANIEL CAUDILLO, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Jefferson, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner, Mosk and Manuel, JJ., concurring. Separate concurring opinion by Bird, C. J. Separate concurring and dissenting opinion by […]

Belridge Farms v. Agricultural Labor Relations Bd. , 21 Cal.3d 551 [L.A. No. 30594. Supreme Court of California. June 22, 1978.] BELRIDGE FARMS, Petitioner, v. AGRICULTURAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al., Respondents; UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA, Real Party in Interest (Opinion by The Court. Wright, C. J., and McComb, J., did not participate. Separate […]

Cain v. State Bar , 21 Cal.3d 523 [L.A. No. 30903. Supreme Court of California. June 16, 1978.] CARL L. CAIN, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent (Opinion by The Court.) [21 Cal.3d 524] COUNSEL Carl L. Cain, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Herbert M. Rosenthal and Ronald W. Stovitz for Respondent. OPINION […]

Estate of Banerjee , 21 Cal.3d 527 [S.F. No. 23760. Supreme Court of California. June 16, 1978.] Estate of HERBERT N. BANERJEE, Deceased. KENNETH CORY, as State Controller, Petitioner and Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA, Objector and Respondent (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Myron Siedorf, Edwin Rosenthal and James R. Birnberg for Petitioner and Appellant. […]

People v. Rogers , 21 Cal.3d 542 [Crim. No. 20314. Supreme Court of California. June 16, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ELBERT SIDNEY ROGERS, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Clark, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Roblin J. Williamson, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Evelle […]

People v. Barton , 21 Cal.3d 513 [Crim. No. 19740. Supreme Court of California. June 14, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WILFORD WAYNE BARTON, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Bird, C. J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Paul N. Halvonik, State Public Defender, Clifton R. Jeffers, Chief Assistant State Public […]

E. L. White, Inc. v. City of Huntington Beach , 21 Cal.3d 497 [L.A. No. 30866. Supreme Court of California. May 31, 1978.] E. L. WHITE, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, Defendant and Respondent (Opinion by Manuel, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Dryden Harrington & […]

In re Carmaleta B. , 21 Cal.3d 482 [L.A. No. 30780. Supreme Court of California. May 31, 1978.] In re CARMALETA B. et al., Minors. HOMER E. DETRICH, as Director, etc., Petitioner and Respondent, v. CAROLYN B., Objector and Appellant (Opinion by Manuel, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [21 Cal.3d 483] COUNSEL […]

People v. Wilks , 21 Cal.3d 460 [Crim. No. 19773. Supreme Court of California. May 30, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. KINNON WILKS, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Bird, C.J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Henry P. Crabtree, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Evelle J. […]

McConnell v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. , 21 Cal.3d 365 [L.A. No. 30795. Supreme Court of California. May 30, 1978.] JOHN A. McCONNELL et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC., Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Tobriner, J., with Bird, C. J., Mosk, Richardson, Manuel and Newman, […]

In re Michael C. , 21 Cal.3d 471 [Crim. No. 19921. Supreme Court of California. May 30, 1978.] In re MICHAEL C., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. KENNETH F. FARE, as Acting Chief Probation Officer, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MICHAEL C., Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Tobriner, J., with Mosk, Richardson […]

Weekes v. City of Oakland , 21 Cal.3d 386 [S.F. No. 23598. Supreme Court of California. May 30, 1978.] BERESFORD DAVID WEEKES et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CITY OF OAKLAND et al., Defendants and Appellants; RICHARD K. GROULX et al., Interveners and Respondents (Opinion by The Court. Separate concurring opinion by Richardson, J., with […]

  Rice v. Alcoholic Bev. etc. Appeals Bd. , 21 Cal.3d 431 [S.F. No. 23631. Supreme Court of California. May 30, 1978.] BAXTER RICE, as Director, etc., Petitioner, v. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL APPEALS BOARD, Respondent; CHRISTINE T. CORSETTI et al., Real Parties in Interest. [S.F. No. 23632. Supreme Court of California. May 30, 1978.] YOUNG’S […]

In re Richard E. , 21 Cal.3d 349 [L.A. No. 30774. Supreme Court of California. May 30, 1978.] In re RICHARD E., a Minor. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ADOPTIONS, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROBERT E., Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Clark, J., with Mosk, Richardson and Manuel, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Bird, […]

In re Robin M. , 21 Cal.3d 337 [Crim. No. 20399. Supreme Court of California. May 26, 1978.] In re ROBIN M., a Minor, on Habeas Corpus (Opinion by Bird, C. J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Martin E. Aguilar for Petitioner. Wilbur F. Littlefield, Public Defender, Dennis A. Fischer, Kenneth I. […]