Category: 1997

People v. Jones (1997) 15 Cal.4th 119 , 61 Cal.Rptr.2d 386; 931 P.2d 960 [No. S009141. Mar 10, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JEFFREY GERARD JONES, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Sacramento County, No. 77173, Allen P. Fields, Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J, with Baxter and Chin, JJ., concurring. Concurring and […]

Van Beurden Ins. Services, Inc. v. Customized Worldwide Weather Ins. Agency, Inc. 15 Cal.4th 51 , 61 Cal.Rptr.2d 166; 931 P.2d 344 [No. S053493. Mar 6, 1997.] VAN BEURDEN INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant, v. CUSTOMIZED WORLDWIDE WEATHER INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Kings County, No. 54385, Lynn […]

County of San Diego v. State of California 15 Cal.4th 68 , 61 Cal.Rptr.2d 134; 931 P.2d 312 [No. S046843. Mar 3, 1997.] COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, Cross-complainant and Respondent, v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Cross-defendants and Appellants. (Superior Court of San Diego County, No. 634931, Michael I. Greer, fn. * Harrison R. […]

ABC Internat. Traders, Inc. v. Matsushita Electric Corp. (1997) 14 Cal.4th 1247 , 61 Cal.Rptr.2d 112; 931 P.2d 290 [No. S051417. Feb 27, 1997.] ABC INTERNATIONAL TRADERS, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant and Respondent. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BC098609, Eric E. Younger, Judge.) (Opinion by Werdegar, […]

People v. Marshall 15 Cal.4th 1 , 61 Cal.Rptr.2d 84; 931 P.2d 262 [No. S007766. Feb 27, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SAMMY MARSHALL, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. A469450, Richard P. Kalustian, Judge.) (Opinion by The Court. Concurring and dissenting opinion by Kennard, J., with Mosk and […]

Amex Life Assurance Co. v. Superior Court (Slome Capital Corp.) (1997) 14 Cal.4th 1231 , 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 898; 930 P.2d 1264 [No. S053421. Feb 24, 1997.] AMEX LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; SLOME CAPITAL CORP., Real Party in Interest. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, […]

In re Manzy W. (1997) 14 Cal.4th 1199 , 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 889; 930 P.2d 1255 [No. S051463. Feb 20, 1997.] In re MANZY W., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MANZY W., Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Shasta County, No. 1530304, Gregory M. Caskey, Judge.) (Opinion […]

Escobedo v. Estate of Snider (1997) 14 Cal.4th 1214 , 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 722; 930 P.2d 979 [No. S052682. Feb 20, 1997.] MARY RUTH ESCOBEDO, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ESTATE OF DANNY G. SNIDER, Defendant and Respondent. (Superior Court of Ventura County, No. 137875, Frederick A. Jones, Judge.) (Opinion by Werdegar, J., with George, C. J., […]

Alcaraz v. Vece (1997) 14 Cal.4th 1149 , 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 448; 929 P.2d 1239 [No. S050761. Jan 31, 1997.] GILARDO C. ALCARAZ, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PETER VECE et al., Defendants and Respondents. (Superior Court of San Mateo County, No. 360882, Walter H. Harrington, Jr., Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J., with Mosk, Werdegar, and […]

People ex rel. Gallo v. Acuna (1997) 14 Cal.4th 1090 , 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 277; 929 P.2d 596 [No. S046980. Jan 30, 1997.] THE PEOPLE ex rel. JOAN R. GALLO, as City Attorney, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CARLOS ACUNA et al., Defendants and Appellants. (Superior Court of Santa Clara County, No. 729322, Robert Michael Foley, […]

Randi W. v. Muroc Joint Unified School Dist. (1997) 14 Cal.4th 1066 , 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 263; 929 P.2d 582 [No. S051441. Jan 27, 1997.] RANDI W., a Minor, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MUROC JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants and Respondents. (Superior Court of Fresno County, No. 479027-5, Stephen Joseph Kane, Judge.) (Opinion […]

People v. Bradford (1997) 14 Cal.4th 1005 , 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 225; 929 P.2d 544 [No. S016569. Jan 23, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MARK ALAN BRADFORD, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. A820582, Michael J. Farrell, Leon S. Kaplan, James M. Coleman, C. Bernard Kaufman and Alan B. Haber, […]

Richards v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1997) 14 Cal.4th 985 , 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 103; 928 P.2d 1181 [No. S046001. Jan 23, 1997.] HARVEY RICHARDS, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Solano County, No. V21705, William E. Jensen, Judge, fn. * and Dennis W. Bunting, Judge.) (Opinion by Baxter, J., expressing the […]

People v. Superior Court (Alvarez) (1997) 14 Cal.4th 968 , 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 93; 928 P.2d 1171 [No. S053029. Jan 16, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; STEVEN ALVAREZ, Real Party in Interest. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. NA022776, Sheila F. Pokras, Judge.) (Opinion by Brown, J., […]

Garcia v. Superior Court (People) (1997) 14 Cal.4th 953 , 59 Cal.Rptr.2d 858; 928 P.2d 572 [No. S050827. Jan 9, 1997.] DAVID JOHN GARCIA, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. (Superior Court of Orange County, No. 94WF2416, Richard L. Weatherspoon, Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J., […]

Kingston Constructors, Inc. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (1997) 14 Cal.4th 939 , 59 Cal.Rptr.2d 866; 928 P.2d 581 [No. S053577. Jan 9, 1997.] KINGSTON CONSTRUCTORS, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant and Respondent. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BC056254, Harvey A. Schneider, Judge.) (Opinion by Mosk, […]

Kentucky Fried Chicken of Cal., Inc. v. Superior Court (Brown) (1997) 14 Cal.4th 814 , 59 Cal.Rptr.2d 756; 927 P.2d 1260 [No. S051085. Jan 6, 1997.] KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN OF CALIFORNIA, INC., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; KATHY BROWN, Real Party in Interest. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. […]

Loder v. City of Glendale (1997) 14 Cal.4th 846 , 59 Cal.Rptr.2d 696; 927 P.2d 1200 [No. S043548. Jan 6, 1997.] LORRAINE LODER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF GLENDALE et al., Defendants and Appellants. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. C616659, Ernest George Williams, Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J., with Werdegar, J., […]

People v. Mayfield (1997) 14 Cal.4th 668 , 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 1; 928 P.2d 485 [No. S005620. Jan 2, 1997.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DENNIS MAYFIELD, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of San Bernardino County, No. SCR44261, Ben T. Kayashima, Judge.) (Opinion by Kennard, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Jay […]

California Teachers Assn. v. Governing Bd. of Rialto Unified School Dist. (1997) 14 Cal.4th 627 , 59 Cal.Rptr.2d 671; 927 P.2d 1175 [No. S051274. Jan 2, 1997.] CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. GOVERNING BOARD OF RIALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants and Respondents. (Superior Court of San Bernardino County, No. […]