Opinions
This collection of the Opinions of Justice Traynor spans his entire time on the bench. During those thirty years, Justice Traynor wrote over 900 superbly-crafted scholarly opinions that were widely influential throughout the United States.
In 1948, Justice Traynor authored Perez v. Sharp -- striking down a state ban on interracial marriage for the first time in the nation. Other notable cases include Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Company and Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc., in which Traynor modernized tort law with the creation of strict products liability.
The U.S. Supreme Court would use Traynor’s opinion in People v. Cahan as part of the rationale behind Mapp v. Ohio, disallowing the use of illegally obtained evidence at trial.
Justice Traynor’s Opinions have and will stand the test of time and are an excellent resource for researching California jurisprudence.
Opinions from 1970
Blackmon v. Hale, Roger J. Traynor
Coon v. Freeman, Roger J. Traynor
Goytia v. Workmen's Comp. App. Bd., Roger J. Traynor
In re Bushman, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Moran, Roger J. Traynor
Taormino v. Denny, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1969
Bloniarz v. Roloson, Roger J. Traynor
Field Research Corp. v. Superior Court of City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
Glenn R. Sewell Sheet Metal, Inc. v. Loverde, Roger J. Traynor
Holiday Inns of America, Inc. v. Knight, Roger J. Traynor
Holmes v. David H. Bricker, Inc., Roger J. Traynor
In re Bennett, Roger J. Traynor
In re Hayes, Roger J. Traynor
In re White, Roger J. Traynor
Jones v. H. F. Ahmanson & Co., Roger J. Traynor
Kistler v. Vasi, Roger J. Traynor
Kulchar v. Kulchar, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Coleman, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Crisp, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Groves, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Hood, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Hutchinson, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Kellum, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Morse, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Osuna, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Tijerina, Roger J. Traynor
Sabella v. Southern Pac. Co., Roger J. Traynor
Southern California Acoustics Co. v. C. V. Holder, Inc., Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1968
American Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Leeds, Roger J. Traynor
Atlantic Oil Co. v. Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Clark v. Dziabas, Roger J. Traynor
Connor v. Great Western Sav. & Loan Ass'n, Roger J. Traynor
Delta Dynamics, Inc. v. Arioto, Roger J. Traynor
Dillon v. Legg, Roger J. Traynor
Elkind v. Byck, Roger J. Traynor
Harvey v. Davis, Roger J. Traynor
In re Caffey, Roger J. Traynor
In re Cameron, Roger J. Traynor
In re Culver, Roger J. Traynor
In re Estate of Stewart, Roger J. Traynor
In re Finley, Roger J. Traynor
In re Harris, Roger J. Traynor
In re Hayes, Roger J. Traynor
In re Murdock, Roger J. Traynor
In re Olden, Roger J. Traynor
In re Parker, Roger J. Traynor
Maloney v. Rath, Roger J. Traynor
Masterson v. Sine, Roger J. Traynor
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Thomas Drayage etc., Co. , Roger J. Traynor
People ex rel. Department of Public Works v. Superior Court of Merced County, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Chacon, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Marshall, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Rosales, Roger J. Traynor
People v. White, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1967
Associated Brewers Distributing Co. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Clark v. Gibbons, Roger J. Traynor
Farley v. Healey, Roger J. Traynor
Handy v. Gordon, Roger J. Traynor
Hemmerling v. Tomlev, Inc., Roger J. Traynor
In re Fluery, Roger J. Traynor
In re Griffin, Roger J. Traynor
In re Hoffman, Roger J. Traynor
In re Taylor's Estate, Roger J. Traynor
In re Wright, Roger J. Traynor
Jehl v. Southern Pac. Co., Roger J. Traynor
Markley v. Beagle, Roger J. Traynor
O'Reilly v. Board of Medical Examiners, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Bandhauer, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Butler, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Coffey, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Feggans, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Gastelo, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Griffin, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Jackson, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Rivers, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Ross, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Stoner, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Varnum, Roger J. Traynor
R. D. Reeder Lathing Co. v. Allen, Roger J. Traynor
Reich v. Purcell, Roger J. Traynor
Silver v. Reagan, Roger J. Traynor
Tomei v. Henning, Roger J. Traynor
Weinberg v. Weinberg, Roger J. Traynor
Whealton v. Whealton, Roger J. Traynor
Yakov v. Board of Medical Examiners, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1966
Beagle v. Vasold, Roger J. Traynor
Coleman Engineering Co. v. North Am. Aviation, Inc., Roger J. Traynor
Honey v. Henry's Franchise Leasing Corp. of America, Roger J. Traynor
In re Baglione's Estate, Roger J. Traynor
In re Beaty, Roger J. Traynor
In re Gomez, Roger J. Traynor
In re Henry, Roger J. Traynor
In re Hernandez, Roger J. Traynor
In re Johnson, Roger J. Traynor
In re McCartney, Roger J. Traynor
In re Perez, Roger J. Traynor
In re Ponce, Roger J. Traynor
In re Romano, Roger J. Traynor
In re Vai's Estate, Roger J. Traynor
In re Wimbs, Roger J. Traynor