Category: 1997

Sinclair Paint Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization (1997) 15 Cal.4th 866 , 64 Cal.Rptr.2d 447; 937 P.2d 1350 [No. S054115. Jun 26, 1997.] SINCLAIR PAINT COMPANY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, Defendant and Appellant; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES et al., Interveners and Appellants. (Superior Court of Sacramento County, No. CV541310, Joe […]

Wm. R. Clarke Corp. v. Safeco Ins. Co. (1997) 15 Cal.4th 882 , 64 Cal.Rptr.2d 578; 938 P.2d 372 [No. S050148. Jun 26, 1997.] WM. R. CLARKE CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant and Appellant. CHURCH AND LARSEN, INC., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant and […]

People v. Hines (1997) 15 Cal.4th 997 , 64 Cal.Rptr.2d 594; 938 P.2d 388 [No. S006640. Jun 26, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GARY DALE HINES, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Sacramento County, No. 77733, Rothwell B. Mason, Judge.) (Opinion by Kennard, J., with George, C. J., Baxter, Werdegar, Chin, and Brown, […]

People v. Samayoa (1997) 15 Cal.4th 795 , 64 Cal.Rptr.2d 400; 938 P.2d 2 [No. S006284. Jun 19, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RICHARD GONZALES SAMAYOA, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of San Diego County, No. 84618, Douglas R. Woodworth, Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) […]

Russell v. Stanford University Hospital (1997) 15 Cal.4th 783 , 64 Cal.Rptr.2d 97; 937 P.2d 640 [No. S054329. Jun 5, 1997.] ANNETTE ELIZABETH RUSSELL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STANFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL et al., Defendants and Respondents. (Superior Court of Santa Clara County, No. CV740566, Read Ambler, Judge.) (Opinion by Mosk, J., expressing the unanimous view […]

In re Grayson (1997) 15 Cal.4th 792 , 64 Cal.Rptr.2d 102; 937 P.2d 645 [No. S018815. Jun 5, 1997.] In re VIOLET ELIZABETH GRAYSON on Contempt. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff,v. RAYMOND ANTHONY GURULE, Defendant. (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Violet Elizabeth Grayson, in pro. per. OPINION THE COURT. In 1989, in San Mateo County Superior Court, […]

Asgari v. City of Los Angeles (1997) 15 Cal.4th 744 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 842; 937 P.2d 273 [No. S051825. Jun 2, 1997.] ARDESHIR ASGARI, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Appellants. (Superior Court of Orange County, No. 597441, James Randal Ross, Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J., with [15 […]

Torres v. Automobile Club of So. California (1997) 15 Cal.4th 771 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 859; 937 P.2d 290 [No. S048329. Jun 2, 1997.] RICHARD A. TORRES, SR., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of San Diego County, No. 579743, Wayne L. Peterson, Judge.) (Opinion by Baxter, J., […]

Mullins v. Rockwell Internat. Corp. (1997) 15 Cal.4th 731 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 636; 936 P.2d 1246 [No. S053132. May 29, 1997.] CORNELIUS MULLINS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Defendant and Respondent. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. VC006889, Lois Anderson Smaltz, Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J., expressing the unanimous view of […]

People v. Pulido (1997) 15 Cal.4th 713 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 625; 936 P.2d 1235 [No. S053965. May 29, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MICHAEL ROBERT PULIDO, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of San Mateo County, No. SC29805, Walter H. Harrington, Jr., Judge.) (Opinion by Werdegar, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) […]

People v. Helms (1997) 15 Cal.4th 608 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 620; 936 P.2d 1230 [No. S053937. May 22, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SEAN HELMS, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Marin County, No. SC052696A, Lynn Duryee, Judge. fn. * ) (Opinion by Mosk, J., with George, C. J., Kennard, Baxter, and Chin, […]

People v. Holt (1997) 15 Cal.4th 619 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 782; 937 P.2d 213 [No. S016076. May 19, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOHN LEE HOLT, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Kern County, No. 39910, Robert T. Baca, Judge.) (Opinion by Baxter, J., with George, C. J., Kennard and Chin, JJ., concurring. […]

Professional Engineers v. Department of Transportation (1997) 15 Cal.4th 543 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 467; 936 P.2d 473 [No. S042591. May 15, 1997.] PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION et al., Defendants and Appellants. (Superior Court of Sacramento County, No. CV336697, Eugene T. Gualco, Judge.) (Opinion by Chin, […]

  Christian v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. (1997) 15 Cal.4th 505 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 336; 936 P.2d 115 [No. S055638. May 12, 1997.] KAY CHRISTIAN, Petitioner, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, MORRIS, POLICH & PURDY et al., Respondents. (Opinion by Baxter, J., with George, C. J., Werdegar, Chin, and Brown, JJ., concurring. Dissenting opinion by […]

Wright v. Superior Court (People) (1997) 15 Cal.4th 521 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 322; 936 P.2d 101 [No. S053938. May 12, 1997.] JAMES WILLIAM WRIGHT, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. (Superior Court of Orange County, No. 95NF1252, Eileen Moore, Judge.) (Opinion by Brown, J., with George, […]

Bunch v. Coachella Valley Water Dist. (1997) 15 Cal.4th 432 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 89; 935 P.2d 796 [No. S051966. May 8, 1997.] KENNETH BUNCH et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, Defendant and Respondent. (Superior Court of Riverside County, No. I-35916, Richard V. Lee, Temporary Judge. fn. * ) (Opinion by Chin, […]

Parsons v. Crown Disposal Co. (1997) 15 Cal.4th 456 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 291; 936 P.2d 70 [No. S049011. May 8, 1997.] DARRELL PARSONS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CROWN DISPOSAL COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. EC009 125, Thomas Murphy, Judge. fn. * ) (Opinion by George, C. J., with Baxter, […]

Sullivan v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (1997) 15 Cal.4th 288 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 74; 935 P.2d 781 [No. S052972. May 5, 1997.] ALENE M. SULLIVAN, as Special Administrator, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DELTA AIR LINES, INC., Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of San Mateo County, No. 380580, Lawrence T. Stevens, Judge.) (Opinion by Mosk, […]

People v. Vera (1997) 15 Cal.4th 269 , 62 Cal.Rptr.2d 754; 934 P.2d 1279 [No. S031326. May 1, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSE BASILIO VERA, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Orange County, No. C75498, Richard M. Aronson, Temporary Judge. fn. * ) (Opinion by Brown, J., with George, C. J., Baxter, […]

People v. Carpenter (1997) 15 Cal.4th 312 , 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 1; 935 P.2d 708 [No. S004654. Apr 28, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DAVID JOSEPH CARPENTER, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. A379894, Dion G. Morrow, Judge.) (Opinion by Chin, J., with George, C. J., Mosk, Kennard, Baxter, Werdegar, […]

People v. Mendoza Tello (1997) 15 Cal.4th 264 , 62 Cal.Rptr.2d 437; 933 P.2d 1134 [No. S055184. Apr 17, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RAUL MENDOZA TELLO, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Orange County, No. 94CF2941, Daniel J. Didier, Judge.) (Opinion by Chin, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL […]

Western Security Bank v. Superior Court (Beverly Hills Business Bank) (1997) 15 Cal.4th 232 , 62 Cal.Rptr.2d 243; 933 P.2d 507 [No. S037504. Apr 7, 1997.] WESTERN SECURITY BANK, N.A., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; BEVERLY HILLS BUSINESS BANK et al., Real Parties in Interest. VISTA PLACE ASSOCIATES et al., […]

Mercy Hospital & Medical Center v. Farmers Ins. Group of Companies (1997) 15 Cal.4th 213 , 61 Cal.Rptr. 638; 932 P.2d 210 [No. S054093. Mar 20, 1997.] MERCY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP OF COMPANIES, Defendant and Respondent. (Superior Court of San Diego County, No. 660665, Robert J. O’Neill, […]

People v. Rosbury (1997) 15 Cal.4th 206 , 61 Cal.Rptr.2d 635; 932 P.2d 207 [No. S053191. Mar 17, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EDWARD ROSBURY et al., Defendants and Appellants. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. YA019169, Francis J. Hourigan III, Judge.) (Opinion by Mosk, J., expressing the unanimous view of the […]