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inapplicability rule in California

18 California opinions name it 2 courts 1948–2025 2 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.

Followed or applied (8)

CaseFollowedCited
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London v. Superior Court of Los Angeles Countygreen
cal · 2001 · cited in 2 California opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008Co. (2003) 30 Cal.4th 1070, 1073 [ 135 Cal.Rptr.2d 361 , 70 P.3d 351 ], quoting Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London v. Superior Court (2001) 24 Cal.4th 945, 968 [ 103 Cal.Rptr.2d 672 , 16 P.3d 94 ].) Because the CGL policy afforded no coverage for Great Western for the claims set forth in Roel’s cross-complaint, and thus did not trigger the defense duty, as a matter of law Interstate cannot be liable for breach of contract or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

2008Co. (2003) 30 Cal.4th 1070, 1073 [ 135 Cal.Rptr.2d 361 , 70 P.3d 351 ], quoting Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London v. Superior Court (2001) 24 Cal.4th 945, 968 [ 103 Cal.Rptr.2d 672 , 16 P.3d 94 ].) Because the CGL policy afforded no coverage for Great Western for the claims set forth in Roel’s cross-complaint, and thus did not trigger the defense duty, as a matter of law Interstate cannot be liable for breach of contract or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

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Rosen v. State Farm General Insurancegreen
cal · 2003 · cited in 2 California opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
2 sentences

2008Co. (2003) 30 Cal.4th 1070, 1073 [ 135 Cal.Rptr.2d 361 , 70 P.3d 351 ], quoting Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London v. Superior Court (2001) 24 Cal.4th 945, 968 [ 103 Cal.Rptr.2d 672 , 16 P.3d 94 ].) Because the CGL policy afforded no coverage for Great Western for the claims set forth in Roel’s cross-complaint, and thus did not trigger the defense duty, as a matter of law Interstate cannot be liable for breach of contract or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

2008Co. (2003) 30 Cal.4th 1070, 1073 [ 135 Cal.Rptr.2d 361 , 70 P.3d 351 ], quoting Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London v. Superior Court (2001) 24 Cal.4th 945, 968 [ 103 Cal.Rptr.2d 672 , 16 P.3d 94 ].) Because the CGL policy afforded no coverage for Great Western for the claims set forth in Roel’s cross-complaint, and thus did not trigger the defense duty, as a matter of law Interstate cannot be liable for breach of contract or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

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In Re Autumn H.green
calctapp · 1994 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016Father takes the position that no sufficient evidence supports the court's finding of the inapplicability of an exception to adoption preference, based upon his showing of his beneficial parent-child relationship. (§ 366.26, subd. (c)(1)(B)(i); In re Autumn H. (1994) 27 Cal.App.4th 567, 576 (Autumn H.).) 2 The children's counsel filed a letter joining in the Agency's respondent's brief.

11
People v. Smithgreen
cal · 2005 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
1 sentence

2013(Stone).) Despite the inapplicability of the doctrine of transferred intent, a person who shoots at a group of people may be found guilty of the attempted murder of everyone in the group, even if he or she primarily targeted only one of them, if the person also, concurrently, intended to kill others within what has been termed the ―‗kill zone.‘‖ (People v. Bland, supra, 28 Cal.4th at p. 329 .) ―‗The intent is concurrent … when the nature and scope of the attack, while directed at a primary victim, are such that we can conclude the perpetrator intended to ensure harm to the primary victim by ha

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People v. Vanggreen
calctapp · 2001 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
1 sentence

2013(Stone).) Despite the inapplicability of the doctrine of transferred intent, a person who shoots at a group of people may be found guilty of the attempted murder of everyone in the group, even if he or she primarily targeted only one of them, if the person also, concurrently, intended to kill others within what has been termed the ―‗kill zone.‘‖ (People v. Bland, supra, 28 Cal.4th at p. 329 .) ―‗The intent is concurrent … when the nature and scope of the attack, while directed at a primary victim, are such that we can conclude the perpetrator intended to ensure harm to the primary victim by ha

11
Durbin v. State Bargreen
cal · 1979 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 1990–1990
2 sentences

1990Any belief Powers may have had about the inapplicability of rule 955 was clearly unreasonable even if in good faith.” (Powers v. State Bar (1988) 44 Cal.3d 337, 341 [ 243 Cal.Rptr. 386 , 748 P.2d 324 ]; see Durbin v. State Bar (1979) 23 Cal.3d 461 [ 152 Cal.Rptr. 749 , 590 P.2d 876 ].) Petitioner attempts to distinguish Powers on the ground that the attorney in that proceeding had an extensive prior disciplinary record.

1990Any belief Powers may have had about the inapplicability of rule 955 was clearly unreasonable even if in good faith.” (Powers v. State Bar (1988) 44 Cal.3d 337, 341 [ 243 Cal.Rptr. 386 , 748 P.2d 324 ]; see Durbin v. State Bar (1979) 23 Cal.3d 461 [ 152 Cal.Rptr. 749 , 590 P.2d 876 ].) Petitioner attempts to distinguish Powers on the ground that the attorney in that proceeding had an extensive prior disciplinary record.

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Powers v. State Bargreen
cal · 1988 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 1990–1990
2 sentences

1990Any belief Powers may have had about the inapplicability of rule 955 was clearly unreasonable even if in good faith.” (Powers v. State Bar (1988) 44 Cal.3d 337, 341 [ 243 Cal.Rptr. 386 , 748 P.2d 324 ]; see Durbin v. State Bar (1979) 23 Cal.3d 461 [ 152 Cal.Rptr. 749 , 590 P.2d 876 ].) Petitioner attempts to distinguish Powers on the ground that the attorney in that proceeding had an extensive prior disciplinary record.

1990Any belief Powers may have had about the inapplicability of rule 955 was clearly unreasonable even if in good faith.” (Powers v. State Bar (1988) 44 Cal.3d 337, 341 [ 243 Cal.Rptr. 386 , 748 P.2d 324 ]; see Durbin v. State Bar (1979) 23 Cal.3d 461 [ 152 Cal.Rptr. 749 , 590 P.2d 876 ].) Petitioner attempts to distinguish Powers on the ground that the attorney in that proceeding had an extensive prior disciplinary record.

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Kowalsky v. Kowalskygreen
cal · 1904 · cited in 1 California opinions naming this issue, 1948–1948
2 sentences

1948In Kowalsky v. Kowalsky, 145 Cal. 394, 396 [ 78 P. 877 ], the wife's entire separate estate consisted of only $700 in corporate stocks, and she was without other means of support.

1948In Kowalsky v. Kowalsky, 145 Cal. 394, 396 [ 78 P. 877 ], the wife's entire separate estate consisted of only $700 in corporate stocks, and she was without other means of support.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in California. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (15)

CaseCitedYears
Boyle v. United Technologies Corp. green
scotus · 1988
2 sentences

2016The first was a contract for the purchase and installation of an air conditioner that specified only cooling capacity and “not the precise manner of construction.” (Boyle, supra, 487 U.S. at p. 509 .) Air conditioners, of course, are usually commercially available products—but that was not the reason given by the court for the inapplicability of the defense.

2016The first was a contract for the purchase and installation of an air conditioner that specified only cooling capacity and ‘“not the precise manner of construction.” (Boyle, supra, 487 U.S. at p. 509 .) Air conditioners, of course, are usually commercially available products—but that was not the reason given by the court for the inapplicability of the defense.

22016–2016
Templeton Feed & Grain v. Ralston Purina Co. green
cal · 1968
2 sentences

2014We are aware of "[t]he settled rule that the voluntary acceptance of the benefits of a judgment will bar appeal therefrom [citations] . . . ." (In re Marriage of Fonstein (1976) 17 Cal.3d 738, 744 .) The inapplicability of this rule to the instant case is shown by Templeton Feed and Grain v. Ralston Purina Co. (1968) 69 Cal.2d 461 (Templeton).

2014We are aware of "[t]he settled rule that the voluntary acceptance of the benefits of a judgment will bar appeal therefrom [citations] . . . ." (In re Marriage of Fonstein (1976) 17 Cal.3d 738, 744 .) The inapplicability of this rule to the instant case is shown by Templeton Feed and Grain v. Ralston Purina Co. (1968) 69 Cal.2d 461 (Templeton).

22014–2014
In Re Marriage of Fonstein green
cal · 1976
2 sentences

2014We are aware of "[t]he settled rule that the voluntary acceptance of the benefits of a judgment will bar appeal therefrom [citations] . . . ." (In re Marriage of Fonstein (1976) 17 Cal.3d 738, 744 .) The inapplicability of this rule to the instant case is shown by Templeton Feed and Grain v. Ralston Purina Co. (1968) 69 Cal.2d 461 (Templeton).

2014We are aware of "[t]he settled rule that the voluntary acceptance of the benefits of a judgment will bar appeal therefrom [citations] . . . ." (In re Marriage of Fonstein (1976) 17 Cal.3d 738, 744 .) The inapplicability of this rule to the instant case is shown by Templeton Feed and Grain v. Ralston Purina Co. (1968) 69 Cal.2d 461 (Templeton).

22014–2014
Bigler-Engler v. Breg, Inc. green
calctapp · 2017
1 sentence

2025The court also ruled that Reyes-Gonzalez “failed to cite or analyze [Bigler-Engler v. Breg, Inc. (2017) 7 Cal.App.5th 276 ] on the issue of fraudulent concealment” and that the “argument in opposition 12 to punitive damages was made in pages of his oversize brief which were stricken.”4 F. Reyes-Gonzalez Files a Motion for Relief from the Trial Court’s Order Granting C & C’s Motion for Summary Judgment and for a New Trial Reyes-Gonzalez filed a motion for relief under Code of Civil Procedure section 473, subdivision (b) or, in the alternative, for a new trial under Code of Civil Procedure secti

12025–2025
Department of Personnel Administration v. California Correctional Peace Officers Ass'n green
calctapp · 2007
1 sentence

2021In Department of Personnel Administration v. California Correctional Peace Officers Assn. (2007) 152 Cal.App.4th 1193 , the dispute concerned a written collective bargaining memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the parties.

12021–2021
In Re Marriage of Arceneaux green
cal · 1990
1 sentence

2020(See Arceneaux, supra, 51 Cal.3d at pp. 1133-1134; Thompson, supra, 6 Cal.App.5th at p. 983 .) Despite the inapplicability of the doctrine of implied findings (to those issues for which Dixie requested a statement of decision and timely objected), the majority (1) concludes that both final statements of decision are “adequate” for purposes of Code of Civil Procedure section 632 (maj. opn., ante, at p. 33), yet (2) on more than one occasion further concludes that there is no error based on inferences or what the majority deems to be findings “implicitly” made by the family court (e.g., maj. opn

12020–2020
Thompson v. Asimos green
calctapp · 2016
2 sentences

2020(See Arceneaux, supra, 51 Cal.3d at pp. 1133-1134; Thompson, supra, 6 Cal.App.5th at p. 983 .) Despite the inapplicability of the doctrine of implied findings (to those issues for which Dixie requested a statement of decision and timely objected), the majority (1) concludes that both final statements of decision are “adequate” for purposes of Code of Civil Procedure section 632 (maj. opn., ante, at p. 33), yet (2) on more than one occasion further concludes that there is no error based on inferences or what the majority deems to be findings “implicitly” made by the family court (e.g., maj. opn

2020(See Arceneaux, supra, 51 Cal.3d at pp. 1133-1134; Thompson, supra, 6 Cal.App.5th at p. 983 .) Despite the inapplicability of the doctrine of implied findings (to those issues for which Dixie requested a statement of decision and timely objected), the majority (1) concludes that both final statements of decision are “adequate” for purposes of Code of Civil Procedure section 632 (maj. opn., ante, at p. 33), yet (2) on more than one occasion further concludes that there is no error based on inferences or what the majority deems to be findings “implicitly” made by the family court (e.g., maj. opn

12020–2020
People v. Bland green
cal · 2002
2 sentences

2013(Stone).) Despite the inapplicability of the doctrine of transferred intent, a person who shoots at a group of people may be found guilty of the attempted murder of everyone in the group, even if he or she primarily targeted only one of them, if the person also, concurrently, intended to kill others within what has been termed the ―‗kill zone.‘‖ (People v. Bland, supra, 28 Cal.4th at p. 329 .) ―‗The intent is concurrent … when the nature and scope of the attack, while directed at a primary victim, are such that we can conclude the perpetrator intended to ensure harm to the primary victim by ha

2013(Stone).) Despite the inapplicability of the doctrine of transferred intent, a person who shoots at a group of people may be found guilty of the attempted murder of everyone in the group, even if he or she primarily targeted only one of them, if the person also, concurrently, intended to kill others within what has been termed the ―‗kill zone.‘‖ (People v. Bland, supra, 28 Cal.4th at p. 329 .) ―‗The intent is concurrent … when the nature and scope of the attack, while directed at a primary victim, are such that we can conclude the perpetrator intended to ensure harm to the primary victim by ha

12013–2013
People v. Boyde green
cal · 1988
2 sentences

1989Here, as in Boyde, supra, 46 Cal.3d 212 , the trial took place before our Davenport opinion and the argument “occurred only once at the outset when the prosecutor went through the list of aggravating and mitigating factors in light of the evidence presented.” (Id., at p. 255.) The prosecutor prefaced his remarks with the statement he would discuss the factors, “if they apply and if they don’t”; defense counsel argued the inapplicability of the factors; and the court instructed the jury to consider the factors “if applicable.” The prosecutor did not count up factors in aggravation and ask the j

1989Here, as in Boyde, supra, 46 Cal.3d 212 , the trial took place before our Davenport opinion and the argument "occurred only once at the outset when the prosecutor went through the list of aggravating and mitigating factors in light of the evidence presented." ( Id., at p. 255.) The prosecutor prefaced his remarks with the statement he would discuss the factors, "if they apply and if they don't"; defense counsel argued the inapplicability of the factors; and the court instructed the jury to consider the factors "if applicable." The prosecutor did not count up factors in aggravation and ask the

11989–1989
Jewel v. Boxer green
calctapp · 1984
2 sentences

1987Preclusion of the RMS Tort Causes of Action RMS argues that the findings against it on the “unclean hands” affirmative defense may be disregarded because “that defense is insufficient as a matter of law.” RMS says that the inapplicability of the defense was revealed by two cases decided after RMS I. *1061 The first of these, Jewel v. Boxer (1984) 156 Cal.App.3d 171 [ 203 Cal.Rptr. 13 ], holds that, absent an agreement to the contrary, the rights of the members of a dissolved partnership to share in winding up fees received is dependent upon their interest in the partnership, not on the basis o

1987Preclusion of the RMS Tort Causes of Action RMS argues that the findings against it on the “unclean hands” affirmative defense may be disregarded because “that defense is insufficient as a matter of law.” RMS says that the inapplicability of the defense was revealed by two cases decided after RMS I. *1061 The first of these, Jewel v. Boxer (1984) 156 Cal.App.3d 171 [ 203 Cal.Rptr. 13 ], holds that, absent an agreement to the contrary, the rights of the members of a dissolved partnership to share in winding up fees received is dependent upon their interest in the partnership, not on the basis o

11987–1987
Dresser v. Board of Medical Quality Assurance green
calctapp · 1982
1 sentence

1982(Dresser v. Board of Medical Quality Assurance, supra, 130 Cal. App.3d 506 ; Franz v. Board of Medical Quality Assurance, supra, 31 Cal. 3d 124 .) 3.

11982–1982
Franz v. Board of Medical Quality Assurance green
cal · 1982
1 sentence

1982(Dresser v. Board of Medical Quality Assurance, supra, 130 Cal. App.3d 506 ; Franz v. Board of Medical Quality Assurance, supra, 31 Cal. 3d 124 .) 3.

11982–1982
Kaake v. Lott green
calctapp · 1967
2 sentences

1968Plaintiff cites the recent case of Kaake v. Lott, 252 Cal.App.2d 895 [ 60 Cal.Rptr. 843 ] in support of the proposition but it is our view that the cited case demonstrates the inapplicability of the rule in the present instance.

1968Plaintiff cites the recent case of Kaake v. Lott, 252 Cal.App.2d 895 [ 60 Cal.Rptr. 843 ] in support of the proposition but it is our view that the cited case demonstrates the inapplicability of the rule in the present instance.

11968–1968
Petersen v. Morse green
calctapp · 1920
1 sentence

1950The dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Nourse points out the inapplicability of the doctrine in such a case. ( 48 Cal.App. at p. 437 .) (c) In Welch v. Ware, 161 Cal. 641 [ 119 P. 1080 ], the court granted mandate ordering salary paid to petitioner, after deciding on the merits that he held legal title to the office, an attempted ouster being invalid.

11950–1950
Welch v. Ware green
cal · 1911
2 sentences

1950The dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Nourse points out the inapplicability of the doctrine in such a case. ( 48 Cal.App. at p. 437 .) (c) In Welch v. Ware, 161 Cal. 641 [ 119 P. 1080 ], the court granted mandate ordering salary paid to petitioner, after deciding on the merits that he held legal title to the office, an attempted ouster being invalid.

1950The dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Nourse points out the inapplicability of the doctrine in such a case. ( 48 Cal.App. at p. 437 .) (c) In Welch v. Ware, 161 Cal. 641 [ 119 P. 1080 ], the court granted mandate ordering salary paid to petitioner, after deciding on the merits that he held legal title to the office, an attempted ouster being invalid.

11950–1950

Statutes the citing opinions construe

CA § Cal. Civil Code § 3294 (3)

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.

Where else courts name it

CA 18 (1948–2025) NY 16 (1942–2022) IL 10 (1951–2024) PA 10 (1893–2023) CO 8 (1905–2019) TX 8 (1915–2015) FL 8 (1969–2014) LA 6 (1922–1998) MD 6 (1974–2010) MO 6 (1883–2002) MI 5 (1923–2019) OK 4 (1949–1989) AL 4 (1995–2016) NJ 4 (1989–2021) TN 4 (1954–2018) SC 4 (1986–2007) WV 4 (1909–1992) IN 3 (1882–2018) MA 3 (2003–2007) NC 3 (1951–2014) OH 3 (1952–2021) MT 3 (1937–1994) DC 3 (1974–1996) MN 3 (1910–2024) OR 2 (1945–1984) WY 2 (1991–1991) HI 2 (1963–1963) NM 2 (1991–1998)

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.

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