Category: 1999

People v. Newman (1999) 21 Cal.4th 413 , 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 474; 981 P.2d 98 [No. S072560. Aug 16, 1999.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WILLIAM NEWMAN, Defendant and Appelleant. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BBFN_245392, Peter D. Espinoza, Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J., with Kennard, Baxter, Chin, and Brown, JJ., concurring. […]

Agnew v. State Bd. of Equalization (1999) 21 Cal.4th 310 , 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 423; 981 P.2d 52 [No. S063339. Aug 12, 1999.] DAN J. AGNEW, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, Defendant and Respondent. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BC137289, Frances Rothschild, Judge.) (Opinion by Baxter, J., expressing the unanimous view […]

County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Schonert) (1999) 21 Cal.4th 292 , 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 441; 981 P.2d 68 [No. S053930. Aug 12, 1999.] COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; KIM A. SCHONERT, as Personal Representative, etc., Real Party in Interest. (Superior Court of Los […]

People v. Williams (1999) 21 Cal.4th 335 , 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 412; 981 P.2d 42 [No. S069793. Aug 12, 1999.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES THOMAS WILLIAMS, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. GBFN_122852, Victor H. Person, Judge.) (Opinion by Chin, J., with George, C. J., Mosk, Baxter, and Werdegar, […]

  Lamden v. La Jolla Shores Clubdominium Homeowners Assn. (1999) 21 Cal.4th 249 , 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 237; 980 P.2d 940 [No. S070296. Aug 9, 1999.] GERTRUDE M. LAMDEN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LA JOLLA SHORES CLUBDOMINIUM HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Defendant and Respondent. (Superior Court of San Diego County, No. 677082, Mack P. Lovett, Judge. fn. * […]

Horwich v. Superior Court (Acuna) (1999) 21 Cal.4th 272 , 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 222; 980 P.2d 927 [No. S073129. Aug 9, 1999.] BENJAMIN R. HORWICH, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; EDWARD ACUNA et al., Real Parties in Interest. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BC178218, Marlene A. Kristovich, Judge.) (Opinion […]

People v. Birkett (1999) 21 Cal.4th 226 , 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 205; 980 P.2d 912 [No. S062379. Aug 5, 1999.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TERRY EUGENE BIRKETT, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Riverside County, No. CR61724, Robert George Spitzer, Judge. fn. * ) (Opinion by Baxter, J., expressing the unanimous view of the […]

People v. Nguyen (1999) 21 Cal.4th 197 , 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 198; 980 P.2d 905 [No. S064081. Aug 5, 1999.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BINH PHOUC NGUYEN, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Santa Clara County, No. 183490, Daniel E. Creed, Judge.) (Opinion by Kennard, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL […]

Preferred Risk Mutual Ins. Co. v. Reiswig (1999) 21 Cal.4th 208 , 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 187; 980 P.2d 895 [No. S073975. Aug 5, 1999.] PREFERRED RISK MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. REO REISWIG et al., Defendants and Respondents. (Superior Court of Santa Barbara County, No. SM102377, Zel Canter, Judge.) (Opinion by Chin, J., with […]

Hodges v. Superior Court (Ford Motor Co.) (1999) 21 Cal.4th 109 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 884; 980 P.2d 433 [No. S070935. Aug 2, 1999.] BENJAMIN HODGES, a Minor, etc., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Real Party in Interest. (Superior Court of Santa Clara County, No. CV751678, Jeremy D. […]

Aguilar v. Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. (1999) 21 Cal.4th 121 , 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 132; 980 P.2d 846 [No. S054561. Aug 2, 1999.] OSCAR AGUILAR et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. AVIS RENT A CAR SYSTEM, INC., et al., Defendants and Appellants. (Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, No. 948597, […]

People v. Jefferson (1999) 21 Cal.4th 86 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 893; 980 P.2d 441 [No. S057834. Aug 2, 1999.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WALTER JEFFERSON et al., Defendants and Appellants. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. KBFN_124243, Clifton L. Allen, Judge. fn. * ) (Opinion by Kennard, J., with George, C. J., […]

Bockrath v. Aldrich Chemical Co. (1999) 21 Cal.4th 71 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 846; 980 P.2d 398 [No. S071500. Jul 29, 1999.] THOMAS A. BOCKRATH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO., INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. YC022766, Jean E. Matusinka, Judge.) (Opinion by Mosk, Acting C. J., […]

People v. Garcia (1999) 21 Cal.4th 1 , 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 114; 980 P.2d 829 [No. S059302. Jul 29, 1999.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EDWIN GILMORE GARCIA, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of San Diego County, No. SCD111679, William T. Low, Judge. fn. * ) (Opinion by Werdegar, J., with George, C. J., Mosk, […]

Cates Construction, Inc. v. Talbot Partners (1999) 21 Cal.4th 28 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 855; 980 P.2d 407 [No. S061215. Jul 29, 1999.] CATES CONSTRUCTION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants, v. TALBOT PARTNERS et al., Defendants, Cross-complainants and Respondents; TIG INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant, v. TALBOT PARTNERS et al., Defendants, Cross-complainants and […]

Carrillo v. ACF Industries, Inc. (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1158 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 832; 980 P.2d 386 [No. S072065. Jul 27, 1999.] JOSE CARRILLO, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ACF INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant and Appellant (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. BC083711, Alban I. Niles, Judge. fn. * ) (Opinion by Brown, J., with George, C. […]

NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV), Inc. v. Superior Court (Locke) (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1178 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 778; 980 P.2d 337 [No. S056924. Jul 27, 1999.] NBC SUBSIDIARY (KNBC-TV), INC., et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; SONDRA LOCKE et al., Real Parties in Interest. (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. […]

People ex rel. Dept. of Corporations v. SpeeDee Oil Change Systems, Inc. (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1135 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 816; 980 P.2d 371 [No. S058639. Jul 27, 1999.] THE PEOPLE ex rel. DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS, Plaintiff, v. SPEEDEE OIL CHANGE SYSTEMS, INC., et al., Defendants; GARY BURCH et al., Interveners and Respondents; MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, […]

Daily Journal Corp. v. Superior Court (Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.) (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1117 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 623; 979 P.2d 982 [No. S072133. Jul 22, 1999.] DAILY JOURNAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Defendant and Respondent; MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC., et al., Real Parties in Interest and […]

  Scott Co. v. Blount, Inc. (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1103 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 614; 979 P.2d 974 [No. S057126. Jul 19, 1999.] SCOTT CO. OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BLOUNT, INC., Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Santa Clara County, No. 707949, Robert H. Kroninger, Judge. fn. * ) (Opinion by Kennard, J., expressing […]

Townsel v. Superior Court (People) (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1084 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 602; 979 P.2d 963 [No. S067155. Jul 15, 1999.] ANTHONY LETRICE TOWNSEL, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MADERA COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. (Superior Court of Madera County, No. 8926, Paul R. Martin, Judge.) (Opinion by Werdegar, J., with […]

People v. Weiss (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1073 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 337; 978 P.2d 1257 [No. S074181. Jul 12, 1999.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CARL WILLIAM WEISS, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Sonoma County, No. SCR22203, R. Bryan Jamar, Judge.) (Opinion by Chin, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Andrian […]

Bramberg v. Jones (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1045 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 319; 978 P.2d 1240 [No. S076784. Jul 8, 1999.] NANCY BRAMBERG et al., Petitioners, v. BILL JONES, as Secretary of State, etc., Respondent. (Opinion by George, C. J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Olson, Hagel, Leidigh, Waters & Fishburn, George Waters, N. […]

Summers v. Newman (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1021 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 303; 978 P.2d 1225 [No. S061421. Jul 8, 1999.] RICK B. SUMMERS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. HERBERT F. NEWMAN et al., Defendants; A. TEICHERT & SON, INC., Intervener and Respondent. (Superior Court of Sacramento County, No. CV533283, Earl Warren, Jr., Judge, fn. * […]

People v. Smithey (1999) 20 Cal.4th 936 , 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 243; 978 P.2d 1171 [No. S011206. Jul 1, 1999.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GEORGE HATTON SMITHEY, Defendant and Appellant. (Superior Court of Calaveras County, No. 2639, Orrin K. Airola, Judge.) (Opinion by George, C. J., with Kennard, Baxter, Werdegar, Chin, and Brown, JJ., […]