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41 California opinions name it 2 courts 1887–2024 7 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by California courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Norgart v. Upjohn Co.green2 sentences2014“Under the doctrine of invited error, when a party by its own conduct induces the commission of error, it may not claim on appeal that the judgment should be reversed because of that error. [Citations.] But the doctrine does not apply when a party, while making the appropriate objections, acquiesces in a judicial determination. [Citation.] As this court has explained: ‘“An attorney who submits to the authority of an erroneous, adverse ruling after making appropriate objections or motions, does not waive the error in the ruling by proceeding in accordance therewith and endeavoring to make the b 2014“Under the doctrine of invited error, when a party by its own conduct induces the commission of error, it may not claim on appeal that the judgment should be reversed because of that error. [Citations.] But the doctrine does not apply when a party, while making the appropriate objections, acquiesces in a judicial determination. [Citation.] As this court has *1473 explained: ' “An attorney who submits to the authority of an erroneous, adverse ruling after making appropriate objections or motions, does not waive the error in the ruling by proceeding in accordance therewith and endeavoring to mak | 3 | 3 |
People v. Edwardsgreen2 sentences1981The existing rule in California comes to us from a 1912 case, People v. Edwards, supra, 163 Cal. 752, 753 (see also People v. Plyler (1899) 126 Cal. 379, 381 [ 58 P. 904 ]; People v. Britton (1897) 118 Cal. 409, 412 [ 50 P. 664 ]; People v. Hamilton (1882) 62 Cal. 377, 382 ; People v. Trask (1907) 7 Cal.App. 103, 105 [ 93 P. 891 ]), in which the court purported to justify its holding with the following observation: “there is an increasing tendency to prolong the proceedings inordinately by allowing counsel on either side to indulge in tedious examinations of jurors apparently with no definite 1973The right of counsel to examine a prospective juror before challenge was established by court decision in 1855. [1] ( People v. Backus (1855) 5 Cal. 275 .) Many years later, however, in People v. Edwards (1912) 163 Cal. 752, 753 [ 127 P. 58 ], the court observed that "The records of the cases appealed to this court in which rulings made while impaneling a jury have been involved, indicate that there is an increasing tendency to prolong the proceedings inordinately by allowing counsel on either side to indulge in tedious examination of jurors, apparently with no definite purpose or object in vi | 2 | 3 |
Riskin v. Towersgreen2 sentences1957(Riskin v. Towers, 24 Cal.2d 274, 279 [ 148 P.2d 611 , 153 A.L.R 442]; Estate of Simmons, 168 Cal. 390, 396 [ 143 P. 697 ].) The trial court in the present case did not attempt to vacate the judgment on the ground of surprise or inadvertence, but attempted to grant defendant’s request by modifying the interlocutory judgment to correct the supposed error of law. 1957(Riskin v. Towers, 24 Cal.2d 274, 279 [ 148 P.2d 611 , 153 A.L.R 442]; Estate of Simmons, 168 Cal. 390, 396 [ 143 P. 697 ].) The trial court in the present case did not attempt to vacate the judgment on the ground of surprise or inadvertence, but attempted to grant defendant’s request by modifying the interlocutory judgment to correct the supposed error of law. | 2 | 2 |
In Re Estate of Simmonsgreen2 sentences1957(Riskin v. Towers, 24 Cal.2d 274, 279 [ 148 P.2d 611 , 153 A.L.R 442]; Estate of Simmons, 168 Cal. 390, 396 [ 143 P. 697 ].) The trial court in the present case did not attempt to vacate the judgment on the ground of surprise or inadvertence, but attempted to grant defendant’s request by modifying the interlocutory judgment to correct the supposed error of law. 1957(Riskin v. Towers, 24 Cal.2d 274, 279 [ 148 P.2d 611 , 153 A.L.R 442]; Estate of Simmons, 168 Cal. 390, 396 [ 143 P. 697 ].) The trial court in the present case did not attempt to vacate the judgment on the ground of surprise or inadvertence, but attempted to grant defendant’s request by modifying the interlocutory judgment to correct the supposed error of law. | 2 | 2 |
Mary M. v. City of Los Angelesgreen2 sentences2014“Under the doctrine of invited error, when a party by its own conduct induces the commission of error, it may not claim on appeal that the judgment should be reversed because of that error. [Citations.] But the doctrine does not apply when a party, while making the appropriate objections, acquiesces in a judicial determination. [Citation.] As this court has explained: ‘“An attorney who submits to the authority of an erroneous, adverse ruling after making appropriate objections or motions, does not waive the error in the ruling by proceeding in accordance therewith and endeavoring to make the b 2014“Under the doctrine of invited error, when a party by its own conduct induces the commission of error, it may not claim on appeal that the judgment should be reversed because of that error. [Citations.] But the doctrine does not apply when a party, while making the appropriate objections, acquiesces in a judicial determination. [Citation.] As this court has *1473 explained: ' “An attorney who submits to the authority of an erroneous, adverse ruling after making appropriate objections or motions, does not waive the error in the ruling by proceeding in accordance therewith and endeavoring to mak | 1 | 3 |
Vitug v. ALAMEDA POINT STORAGE, INC.green1 sentence2024(See Vitug v. Alameda Point Storage, Inc. (2010) 7 187 Cal.App.4th 407, 412 [where appellant provided no reasoned argument and cited no statutory or case authority, argument was forfeited on appeal].) Finally, Nina claims that enjoining her “ ‘disturbance of peace’ due to a hypothetical litigation” she might pursue in the future violates her First Amendment rights and renders this lawsuit “a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation).” Nina never raised this supposed defense to Marc’s DVRO request in the trial court, and in her appellate briefing, has provided no reasoned argument | 1 | 1 |
People v. Hollowaygreen1 sentence2024(See People v. Holloway, supra, 33 Cal.4th at p. 124 [the defendant forfeited a claim he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury “by failing to seek the juror’s excusal or otherwise object to the court’s course of action”].) Finally, Jhons’s claim that Facebook evidence should not have been admitted is forfeited because of the absence of any argument showing how the supposed error 9 prejudiced him, and his claim that Google location evidence should not have been admitted is forfeited due to the absence of citations to the record. | 1 | 1 |
Field-Escandon v. DeManngreen1 sentence2011They glean this supposed requirement from previous equitable easement cases involving decades-long encroachments or uses (Linthicum, supra, 175 Cal.App.4th at p. 262 [over 50 years]; Hirshfield, supra, 91 Cal.App.4th at p. 756 [over 20 years]; Field-Escandon v. DeMann, supra, 204 Cal.App.3d at p. 237 [over 25 years]; Miller, supra, 270 Cal.App.2d at p. 293 [more than 15 years]; Christensen, supra, 114 Cal.App.2d at pp. 555-556 [over 10 years]), and they also rely on the Miller and Starr real estate treatise, which cites Hirshfield, supra, 91 Cal.App.4th 749 and Miller, supra, 270 Cal.App.2d 28 | 1 | 1 |
Linthicum v. Butterfieldgreen1 sentence2011They glean this supposed requirement from previous equitable easement cases involving decades-long encroachments or uses (Linthicum, supra, 175 Cal.App.4th at p. 262 [over 50 years]; Hirshfield, supra, 91 Cal.App.4th at p. 756 [over 20 years]; Field-Escandon v. DeMann, supra, 204 Cal.App.3d at p. 237 [over 25 years]; Miller, supra, 270 Cal.App.2d at p. 293 [more than 15 years]; Christensen, supra, 114 Cal.App.2d at pp. 555-556 [over 10 years]), and they also rely on the Miller and Starr real estate treatise, which cites Hirshfield, supra, 91 Cal.App.4th 749 and Miller, supra, 270 Cal.App.2d 28 | 1 | 1 |
Hirshfield v. Schwartzgreen2 sentences2011They glean this supposed requirement from previous equitable easement cases involving decades-long encroachments or uses (Linthicum, supra, 175 Cal.App.4th at p. 262 [over 50 years]; Hirshfield, supra, 91 Cal.App.4th at p. 756 [over 20 years]; Field-Escandon v. DeMann, supra, 204 Cal.App.3d at p. 237 [over 25 years]; Miller, supra, 270 Cal.App.2d at p. 293 [more than 15 years]; Christensen, supra, 114 Cal.App.2d at pp. 555-556 [over 10 years]), and they also rely on the Miller and Starr real estate treatise, which cites Hirshfield, supra, 91 Cal.App.4th 749 and Miller, supra, 270 Cal.App.2d 28 2011They glean this supposed requirement from previous equitable easement cases involving decades-long encroachments or uses (Linthicum, supra, 175 Cal.App.4th at p. 262 [over 50 years]; Hirshfield, supra, 91 Cal.App.4th at p. 756 [over 20 years]; Field-Escandon v. DeMann, supra, 204 Cal.App.3d at p. 237 [over 25 years]; Miller, supra, 270 Cal.App.2d at p. 293 [more than 15 years]; Christensen, supra, 114 Cal.App.2d at pp. 555-556 [over 10 years]), and they also rely on the Miller and Starr real estate treatise, which cites Hirshfield, supra, 91 Cal.App.4th 749 and Miller, supra, 270 Cal.App.2d 28 | 1 | 1 |
Miller v. Johnstongreen2 sentences2011They glean this supposed requirement from previous equitable easement cases involving decades-long encroachments or uses (Linthicum, supra, 175 Cal.App.4th at p. 262 [over 50 years]; Hirshfield, supra, 91 Cal.App.4th at p. 756 [over 20 years]; Field-Escandon v. DeMann, supra, 204 Cal.App.3d at p. 237 [over 25 years]; Miller, supra, 270 Cal.App.2d at p. 293 [more than 15 years]; Christensen, supra, 114 Cal.App.2d at pp. 555-556 [over 10 years]), and they also rely on the Miller and Starr real estate treatise, which cites Hirshfield, supra, 91 Cal.App.4th 749 and Miller, supra, 270 Cal.App.2d 28 2011They glean this supposed requirement from previous equitable easement cases involving decades-long encroachments or uses (Linthicum, supra, 175 Cal.App.4th at p. 262 [over 50 years]; Hirshfield, supra, 91 Cal.App.4th at p. 756 [over 20 years]; Field-Escandon v. DeMann, supra, 204 Cal.App.3d at p. 237 [over 25 years]; Miller, supra, 270 Cal.App.2d at p. 293 [more than 15 years]; Christensen, supra, 114 Cal.App.2d at pp. 555-556 [over 10 years]), and they also rely on the Miller and Starr real estate treatise, which cites Hirshfield, supra, 91 Cal.App.4th 749 and Miller, supra, 270 Cal.App.2d 28 | 1 | 1 |
People v. Haymangreen1 sentence2009First, the weight of authority in this state holds that the writ of error coram nobis “ ‘is not broad enough to reach every case in which there has been an erroneous or unjust judgment on the sole ground that no other remedy exists, but it must be confined to cases in which the supposed error inheres in facts not actually in issue under the pleadings at the trial and were unknown to the court when the judgment was entered, but which, if known, would have prevented the judgment.’ ” (In re Lindley, supra, 29 Cal.2d at pp. 725-726; see also People v. Hayman, supra, 145 Cal.App.2d at p. 623 [coram | 1 | 1 |
People v. Martinezgreen1 sentence2009First, the weight of authority in this state holds that the writ of error coram nobis “ ‘is not broad enough to reach every case in which there has been an erroneous or unjust judgment on the sole ground that no other remedy exists, but it must be confined to cases in which the supposed error inheres in facts not actually in issue under the pleadings at the trial and were unknown to the court when the judgment was entered, but which, if known, would have prevented the judgment.’ ” (In re Lindley, supra, 29 Cal.2d at pp. 725-726; see also People v. Hayman, supra, 145 Cal.App.2d at p. 623 [coram | 1 | 1 |
Committee of Seven Thousand v. Superior Courtgreen2 sentences2006No part of the standard form shall be omitted therefrom,” with an exception not relevant here. (§ 2070.) “Our primary aim in construing any law is to determine the legislative intent. [Citation.] In doing so we look first to the words of the statute, giving them their usual and ordinary meaning. [Citations.]” (Committee of Seven Thousand v. Superior Court (1988) 45 Cal.3d 491, 501 [ 247 Cal.Rptr. 362 , 754 P.2d 708 ].) Here, the supposed waiver of the appraisal panel’s circumscribed authority, appearing in the appraisal award form, does not comply with the plain language of section 2071, subdi 2006No part of the standard form shall be omitted therefrom,” with an exception not relevant here. (§ 2070.) “Our primary aim in construing any law is to determine the legislative intent. [Citation.] In doing so we look first to the words of the statute, giving them their usual and ordinary meaning. [Citations.]” (Committee of Seven Thousand v. Superior Court (1988) 45 Cal.3d 491, 501 [ 247 Cal.Rptr. 362 , 754 P.2d 708 ].) Here, the supposed waiver of the appraisal panel’s circumscribed authority, appearing in the appraisal award form, does not comply with the plain language of section 2071, subdi | 1 | 1 |
City of Long Beach v. Mansellgreen2 sentences2006(See Ryan v. Ford (Mo.Ct.App. 2000) 16 S.W.3d 644, 651 [client sued lawyer for legal malpractice based on lawyer’s handling of court approved personal injury settlement]; City of Long Beach v. Mansell (1970) 3 Cal.3d 462, 487 [ 91 Cal.Rptr. 23 , 476 P.2d 423 ] [city estopped from challenging subdivision of tidelands]; Development Co. v. Seaboard D. 2006(See Ryan v. Ford (Mo.Ct.App. 2000) 16 S.W.3d 644, 651 [client sued lawyer for legal malpractice based on lawyer’s handling of court approved personal injury settlement]; City of Long Beach v. Mansell (1970) 3 Cal.3d 462, 487 [ 91 Cal.Rptr. 23 , 476 P.2d 423 ] [city estopped from challenging subdivision of tidelands]; Development Co. v. Seaboard D. | 1 | 1 |
Ryan v. Fordgreen1 sentence2006(See Ryan v. Ford (Mo.Ct.App. 2000) 16 S.W.3d 644, 651 [client sued lawyer for legal malpractice based on lawyer’s handling of court approved personal injury settlement]; City of Long Beach v. Mansell (1970) 3 Cal.3d 462, 487 [ 91 Cal.Rptr. 23 , 476 P.2d 423 ] [city estopped from challenging subdivision of tidelands]; Development Co. v. Seaboard D. | 1 | 1 |
People v. Alvaradogreen2 sentences1999(People v. Alvarado (1982) 133 Cal.App.3d 1003, 1021-1022 [ 184 Cal.Rptr. 483 ].) Here the testimony of defendant, Hermasi Latu, and the other defense witnesses was more than minimal and insubstantial and would have supported the giving of a claim-of-right instruction. 3 The 1850 theft statute provided that persons “who shall feloniously steal, take and carry, lead or drive away the personal goods or property of another” (italics added) were guilty of theft. 1999(People v. Alvarado (1982) 133 Cal.App.3d 1003, 1021-1022 [ 184 Cal.Rptr. 483 ].) Here the testimony of defendant, Hermasi Latu, and the other defense witnesses was more than minimal and insubstantial and would have supported the giving of a claim-of-right instruction. 3 The 1850 theft statute provided that persons “who shall feloniously steal, take and carry, lead or drive away the personal goods or property of another” (italics added) were guilty of theft. | 1 | 1 |
Hibernia Sav. and Loan Soc. v. Farnhamgreen2 sentences1994(Hibernia Sav. and Loan Soc. v. Farnham (1908) 153 Cal. 578, 584 [ 96 P. 9 ].) Here, in three sentences at the end of a footnote to the introduction to their opening brief, the defendants mentioned the alleged inadmissibility of the supporting evidence, but never discussed the supposed error in the body of their brief. 1994(Hibernia Sav. and Loan Soc. v. Farnham (1908) 153 Cal. 578, 584 [ 96 P. 9 ].) Here, in three sentences at the end of a footnote to the introduction to their opening brief, the defendants mentioned the alleged inadmissibility of the supporting evidence, but never discussed the supposed error in the body of their brief. | 1 | 1 |
People v. Collinsgreen2 sentences1993Justice Grodin concurred in the affirmance of the conviction, since the plurality opinion found the supposed error was harmless; but he pointed out that the rationale invoked was at variance with the constitutional language allowing admission of “any prior felony conviction . . . ‘without limitation’ . . . .” (People v. Castro, supra, 38 Cal.3d at pp. 319-320 (cone, and dis. opn. of Grodin, J.).) He suggested that the only question as to admission of a prior conviction was relevance for impeachment, although this question could in practice be the same as the question of whether the prior felon 1993Justice Grodin concurred in the affirmance of the conviction, since the plurality opinion found the supposed error was harmless; but he pointed out that the rationale invoked was at variance with the constitutional language allowing admission of “any prior felony conviction . . . ‘without limitation’ . . . .” (People v. Castro, supra, 38 Cal.3d at pp. 319-320 (cone, and dis. opn. of Grodin, J.).) He suggested that the only question as to admission of a prior conviction was relevance for impeachment, although this question could in practice be the same as the question of whether the prior felon | 1 | 1 |
| Strickland v. Washingtongreen | 1 | 1 |
| People v. Plylergreen | 1 | 1 |
| People v. Brittangreen | 1 | 1 |
| People v. Traskgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Younger v. Superior Courtgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Gum v. Allengreen | 1 | 1 |
| Jensen v. Sprigggreen | 1 | 1 |
| Marion v. Board of Educationgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Gould v. Santa Ana High School Districtgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Orloff v. Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc.green | 1 | 1 |
| Keane v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| People v. Mazurskigreen | 1 | 1 |
| Holtum v. Griefgreen | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in California. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
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LESLIE D. MCMICHAEL a/k/a LESLIE MCMICHAEL v. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
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1 sentence2024Co. (Fla.Dist.Ct.App. 2018) 241 So.3d 179, 181 ), “a logical corollary to this rule [DeLuca argues] is that the same presumption would not exist for one who has not signed a contract.” This construct commits the fallacy of the inverse (otherwise known as denying the antecedent): the incorrect assumption that if P implies Q, then not-P implies not-Q. | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Cahill v. San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
green
1 sentence2023(Cahill v. San Diego Gas & Electric Co., supra, 194 Cal.App.4th at p. 956 .) And even if we were to consider the argument, rule 3.1590(j) on its face applies only when the court has conducted a trial of questions of fact (rule 3.1590(a) [“On the trial of a question of fact by the court, the court must announce its tentative decision . . .”]), which did not occur in this case. | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Orange County Social Services Agency v. Lorenzo M.
green
1 sentence2022(See In re Riva M. (1991) 235 Cal.App.3d 403 , 411–412 [party’s failure to object to absence of expert testimony in trial court waived argument on appeal].) 18 from defendants — delayed the ASB II development project. | 1 | 2022–2022 |
McKinney v. Superior Court
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1 sentence2021The County contends that HJTA could have sued preelection alleging that the Measure K ballot materials were false or misleading and “[w]hen a pre- election remedy is available, it is exclusive.” The authority the County cites for this supposed bar is McKinney v. Superior Court (2004) 124 Cal.App.4th 951 (McKinney), which involved a suit to annul the San Diego mayoral election. | 1 | 2021–2021 |
People v. Nelson
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1 sentence2021Citing to People v. Nelson (2016) 1 Cal.5th 513, 534 , appellants contend that there was no invited error because the facts at issue and the standards employed do not differ. | 1 | 2021–2021 |
Niederer v. Ferreira
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1 sentence2015(E.g., Niederer v. Ferreira (1987) 189 Cal.App.3d 1485 , 1509 5 We do not consider the merits of the arbitration award, however, because Soleimani did not assert any errors beyond those addressed in the following paragraph (i.e., failure to consider material evidence and to postpone the arbitration hearing). 15 [“It is an appellant’s duty to present a record from which the appellate court can determine whether there has been error; failure to do so results in affirmance.”].) Errors alleged on face of judgment: Soleimani contends that the judgment entered by the trial court is “facially incorre | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Donnell v. Bisso Brothers
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1 sentence2011To the contrary, the only decision we have located that explicitly considers the issue, Donnell v. Bisso Brothers, supra, 10 Cal.App.3d 38 , rejected the argument that only a long-standing encroachment would justify the creation of an equitable easement. | 1 | 2011–2011 |
Cruz v. PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc.
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2 sentences2006(See Cruz v. PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. (2003) 30 Cal.4th 303 , 316 [ 133 Cal.Rptr.2d 58 , 66 P.3d 1157 ].) However, the parties do not address the issue, which should be presented to the trial court in the first instance. 8 None of the Missouri or California cases cited by Turtle Ridge for the supposed rule that detrimental reliance is required for equitable estoppel deal with arbitration. 2006(See Cruz v. PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. (2003) 30 Cal.4th 303 , 316 [ 133 Cal.Rptr.2d 58 , 66 P.3d 1157 ].) However, the parties do not address the issue, which should be presented to the trial court in the first instance. 8 None of the Missouri or California cases cited by Turtle Ridge for the supposed rule that detrimental reliance is required for equitable estoppel deal with arbitration. | 1 | 2006–2006 |
Morris v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.
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2 sentences2002Co. (1935) 2 Cal.2d 764, 768-769 , 43 P.2d 276 . 2002Co. (1935) 2 Cal.2d 764, 768-769 , 43 P.2d 276 . | 1 | 2002–2002 |
Unruh v. Truck Insurance Exchange
green
2 sentences1994In rationalizing the result we reached, we noted that the alleged willful delay in payment did not provide the plaintiff employee with a viable claim based on a supposed exception to the exclusive remedy rule specified in section 3602 of the Labor Code such as was recognized by Unruh v. Truck Insurance Exchange (1972) 7 Cal.3d 616 [ 102 Cal.Rptr. 815 , 498 P.2d 1063 ]. 1994In rationalizing the result we reached, we noted that the alleged willful delay in payment did not provide the plaintiff employee with a viable claim based on a supposed exception to the exclusive remedy rule specified in section 3602 of the Labor Code such as was recognized by Unruh v. Truck Insurance Exchange (1972) 7 Cal.3d 616 [ 102 Cal.Rptr. 815 , 498 P.2d 1063 ]. | 1 | 1994–1994 |
People v. Ledesma
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2 sentences1992Because the result would have been no different in the absence of the supposed error, neither counsel's performance nor the court's ruling requires reversal. ( Strickland v. Washington (1984) 466 U.S. 668, 688 [ 80 L.Ed.2d 674, 693-694 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 ]; People v. Ledesma, supra, 43 Cal.3d 171, 217 .) XV. 1992(Strickland v. Washington (1984) 466 U.S. 668, 688 [ 80 L.Ed.2d 674, 693-694 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 ]; People v. Ledesma, supra, 43 Cal.3d 171, 217 .) XV. | 1 | 1992–1992 |
| People v. Hamilton neutral | 1 | 1981–1981 |
| Thomson v. L. C. Roney & Co. green | 1 | 1978–1978 |
| People v. Backus neutral | 1 | 1973–1973 |
| Johnson v. New Jersey green | 1 | 1970–1970 |
| Miranda v. Arizona green | 1 | 1970–1970 |
| People v. Rollins green | 1 | 1970–1970 |
| Cann v. Parker green | 1 | 1957–1957 |
| Hicks v. State green | 1 | 1947–1947 |
| Coppock v. Reed neutral | 1 | 1947–1947 |
| White v. Brinkman green | 1 | 1941–1941 |
| Taylor v. Parsons green | 1 | 1941–1941 |
| Gray v. The State Bar green | 1 | 1940–1940 |
| Burnett v. Burnett green | 1 | 1938–1938 |
| Pillot v. White Star Bus Line, Inc. neutral | 1 | 1917–1917 |
| Jack v. Sinsheimer green | 1 | 1917–1917 |
| Hamilton v. Nelson neutral | 1 | 1915–1915 |
| Holladay v. City & County of San Francisco neutral | 1 | 1915–1915 |
| Newman v. Overland Pacific Railway Co. green | 1 | 1910–1910 |
| Heilbron v. FowLer Switch Canal Co. green | 1 | 1909–1909 |
| Mondran v. Goux green | 1 | 1887–1887 |
| Heinlen v. Fresno Canal & Irrigation Co. neutral | 1 | 1887–1887 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.