Category: 1979

Kaiser Steel Corp. v. State Board of Equalization , 24 Cal.3d 188 [L.A. No. 31058. Supreme Court of California. May 8, 1979.] KAISER STEEL CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, Defendant and Respondent (Opinion by Manuel, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Loeb & Loeb, John S. Warren and […]

Sherwood v. Superior Court , 24 Cal.3d 183 [L.A. No. 30850. Supreme Court of California. May 8, 1979.] DANA SMITH SHERWOOD, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest (Opinion by Mosk, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Edwin S. Saul for Petitioner. No appearance […]

Rankins v. Commission on Professional Competence , 24 Cal.3d 167 [S.F. No. 23769. Supreme Court of California. April 30, 1979.] WARREN RANKINS, as Superintendent-Principal, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF THE DUCOR UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants and Appellants; THOMAS EDWARD BYARS, Real Party in Interest and Appellant […]

Baranowski v. State Bar , 24 Cal.3d 153 [L.A. No. 31006. Supreme Court of California. April 30, 1979.] BORIS J. BARANOWSKI, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Cohen, Stokke, Owen & Davis and Mitchell Samuelson for Petitioner. Herbert M. Rosenthal and Marie M. Moffat for Respondent. OPINION THE […]

People v. Perez , 24 Cal.3d 133 [Crim. No. 20630. Supreme Court of California. April 26, 1979.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CARLOS PEREZ, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Tobriner, Acting P. J., with Clark, Richardson, Manuel, Newman, JJ., and Kaus, J., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Mosk, J.) COUNSEL Ernest Borunda, under appointment […]

  Rubio v. Superior Court , 24 Cal.3d 93 [S.F. No. 23711. Supreme Court of California. April 24, 1979.] RALPH RUBIO, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest (Opinion by Mosk, J., with Manuel, J., concurring. Clark and Richardson, JJ., [24 Cal.3d 94] concurred in the […]

People v. Valles , 24 Cal.3d 121 [Crim. No. 20498. Supreme Court of California. April 24, 1979.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. HUMBERTO N. VALLES, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Clark, J., with Tobriner, Richardson, Manuel and Newman, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Mosk, J., with Bird, C. J., concurring.) COUNSEL Appellate Defenders, […]

In re Marriage of Epstein , 24 Cal.3d 76 [S.F. No. 23933. Supreme Court of California. April 12, 1979.] In re the Marriage of ELAYNE C. and LEON J. EPSTEIN. LEON J. EPSTEIN, Respondent, v. ELAYNE C. EPSTEIN, Appellant (Opinion by Tobriner, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Roy A. Sharff, Stephen […]

Hackethal v. Weissbein , 24 Cal.3d 55 [L.A. No. 31016. Supreme Court of California. April 12, 1979.] CLEMENS A. HACKETHAL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ARTHUR S. WEISSBEIN, Defendant and Respondent. CLEMENS A. HACKETHAL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. IRVING L. SPRATT, Defendant and Respondent. CLEMENS A. HACKETHAL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. J. LAMONT MURDOCH, Defendant and […]

Salas v. Cortez , 24 Cal.3d 22 [L.A. No. 30971. Supreme Court of California. April 11, 1979.] JULIA ANN SALAS, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MIGUEL MARTINEZ CORTEZ, Defendant and Appellant. DAVID M., a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. DAVID DURAN CASTELLANOS, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Bird, C. J., with Tobriner, Mosk […]

People v. Dixon , 24 Cal.3d 43 [Crim. No. 20786. Supreme Court of California. April 11, 1979.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RONALD EARL DIXON, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Manuel, J., with Tobriner, Acting C. J., Mosk, Clark, Richardson, Newman, JJ., and Caldecott, J., concurring.) COUNSEL Thomas F. Maxwell, Jr., under appointment by […]

San Diego Teachers Assn. v. Superior Court , 24 Cal.3d 1 [L.A. No. 30977. Supreme Court of California. April 10, 1979.] SAN DIEGO TEACHERS ASSOCIATION et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent (Opinion by Newman, J., with Tobriner, Acting C. J., Mosk, J., and Kaus, J., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion […]

Woodland Hills Residents Assn., Inc. v. City Council , 23 Cal.3d 917 [L.A. No. 30897. Supreme Court of California. April 3, 1979.] WOODLAND HILLS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CITY COUNCIL OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Respondents; CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES, INC., Real Party in Interest and Respondent (Opinion by Tobriner, […]

Northington v. Davis , 23 Cal.3d 955 [L.A. No. 30731. Supreme Court of California. April 3, 1979.] SUSAN NORTHINGTON et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. EDWARD DAVIS, as Chief of Police, etc., et al., Defendants and Appellants (Opinion by Tobriner, J., with Bird, C. J., Mosk and Newman, JJ., concurring. Clark, J., concurred in the […]

Robins v. Pruneyard Shopping Center , 23 Cal.3d 899 [S.F. No. 23812. Supreme Court of California. March 30, 1979.] MICHAEL ROBINS, a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. PRUNEYARD SHOPPING CENTER et al., Defendants and Respondents (Opinion by Newman, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner and Mosk, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by […]

Royal Globe Ins. Co. v. Superior Court , 23 Cal.3d 880 [S.F. No. 23843. Supreme Court of California. March 29, 1979.] ROYAL GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF BUTTE COUNTY, Respondent; RUTH M. KEOPPEL et al., Real Parties in Interest (Opinion by Mosk, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner and Newman, JJ., […]

Hamilton v. State Bar , 23 Cal.3d 868 [L.A. Nos. 30980, 30919. Supreme Court of California. March 28, 1979.] JESSE A. HAMILTON, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Jesse A. Hamilton, in pro. per., and Charles M. Farrington for Petitioner. Herbert M. Rosenthal and Scott J. Drexel for […]

Kitsis v. State Bar , 23 Cal.3d 857 [L.A. No. 30734. Supreme Court of California. March 28, 1979.] DAVID I. KITSIS, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent (Opinion by The Court. Bird, C. J., and Newman, J., concurred in the result.) COUNSEL Hertzberg, Kaplan & Koslow, David S. Koslow, Harrison W. Hertzberg, Ball, […]

In re Mendes , 23 Cal.3d 847 [Crim. No. 20665. Supreme Court of California. March 27, 1979.] In re THERON MENDES on Habeas Corpus. [S.F. No. 23919. Supreme Court of California. March 27, 1979.] MICHAEL LOUIS STEVENSON, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF TULARE COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest (Opinion by Richardson, […]

East Bay Municipal Utility Dist. v. Appellate Department , 23 Cal.3d 839 [S.F. No. 23675. Supreme Court of California. March 27, 1979.] EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, Petitioner, v. THE APPELLATE DEPARTMENT OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, Respondent; ROBERT KAHN et al., Real Parties in Interest (Opinion by Clark, J., with Tobriner, Mosk, […]

  Gallamore v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. , 23 Cal.3d 815 [S.F. No. 23925. Supreme Court of California. March 26, 1979.] JIM D. GALLAMORE, Petitioner, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, SAN RAMON GLASS COMPANY et al., Respondents (Opinion by Richardson, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Maurice S. Marcus and Valerie M. […]

People v. Cheatham , 23 Cal.3d 829 [Crim. No. 20651. Supreme Court of California. March 26, 1979.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES LEE CHEATHAM, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Clark, J., with Mosk, Acting C. J., Richardson, J., Taylor, J., Elkington, J., and Kane, J., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Newman, J.) [23 […]

Citizens Task Force on Sohio v. Board of Harbor Comrs. , 23 Cal.3d 812 [L.A. No. 30922. Supreme Court of California. March 22, 1979.] CITIZENS TASK FORCE ON SOHIO et al., Petitioners, v. BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF LONG BEACH, Respondent; SOHIO TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Real Party in Interest (Opinion by […]

People v. Escudero , 23 Cal.3d 800 [Crim. No. 20393. Supreme Court of California. March 21, 1979.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RAYMOND DEMETRIO ESCUDERO, Defendant and Appellant (Mosk, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [23 Cal.3d 801] COUNSEL Deidra Griffiths, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. [23 […]

Kaufman v. Gross & Co. , 23 Cal.3d 750 [L.A. No. 31014. Supreme Court of California. March 20, 1979.] BRUCE H. KAUFMAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GROSS & COMPANY, INC. et al., Defendants and Respondents (Manuel, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Jonesi & Folinsky and Barry M. Folinsky for Plaintiff and […]