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 1962
In re Neilson's Estate, Roger J. Traynor
In re Patterson, Roger J. Traynor
In re Robbins' Estate, Roger J. Traynor
Jones v. Superior Court of Nevada County, Roger J. Traynor
Machado v. Machado , Roger J. Traynor
Mayhood v. La Rosa, Roger J. Traynor
Paulson v. Superior Court of El Dorado County, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Bentley, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Gaines, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Sidener, Roger J. Traynor
Steven v. Fidelity & Cas. Co. of New York, Roger J. Traynor
Teitelbaum Furs v. Dominion Ins. Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1961
Bernkrant v. Fowler, Roger J. Traynor
Caplan v. Schroeder, Roger J. Traynor
City of Long Beach v. Vickers, Roger J. Traynor
Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. v. Department of Employment, Roger J. Traynor
Gabrielson v. City of Long Beach, Roger J. Traynor
Greene v. Superior Court of City and County of San Francisco , Roger J. Traynor
Harriman v. Tetik, Roger J. Traynor
Hollywood Circle, Inc. v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Roger J. Traynor
Industrial Indem. Co. v. Industrial Acc. Commission, Roger J. Traynor
Industrial Indemnity Company. v. Industrial Accident Commission and Lewis A. Hicks, Roger J. Traynor
In re Estate of Gilmaker, Roger J. Traynor
In re Harris, Roger J. Traynor
Jordan v. Talbot , Roger J. Traynor
Le Bard v. Richfield Oil Corp., Roger J. Traynor
Minton v. Cavaney, Roger J. Traynor
Muskopf v. Corning Hospital District, Roger J. Traynor
Page v. Page, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Fitzgerald, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Garner, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Gullick, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Lucas, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Rigney, Roger J. Traynor
Reid v. Overland Machined Products, Roger J. Traynor
Richfield Oil Corp. v. Public Utilities Commission, Roger J. Traynor
Scandinavian Airlines System, Inc. v. Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
See v. Superior Court In and For Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Seffert v. Los Angeles Transit Lines, Roger J. Traynor
Silver Hills Country Club v. Sobieski, Roger J. Traynor
Vai v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n, Roger J. Traynor
Witt v. Jackson, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1960
Corona City Water Co. v. Public Utilities Commission, Roger J. Traynor
Forster Shipbuilding v. County of L.A., Roger J. Traynor
Hagan v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Hull v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
In re Cooper, Roger J. Traynor
In re Groves, Roger J. Traynor
Laux v. Freed, Roger J. Traynor
Messner v. Journeymen Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmetologists, Intern. Union of America, Local 256, Roger J. Traynor
Neal v. State, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Brown, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Gould, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Mason, Roger J. Traynor
Peterson v. Lamb Rubber Co., Roger J. Traynor
Petri Cleaners, Inc. v. Automotive Emp., Laundry Drivers and Helpers Local No. 88, Roger J. Traynor
Richfield Oil Corp. v. Public Utilities Commission, Roger J. Traynor
Star-Kist Foods, Inc. v. Quinn, Roger J. Traynor
Tyre v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., Roger J. Traynor
Weber v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Westminster Memorial Park v. Orange County, Roger J. Traynor
Yucaipa Water Co. No. 1 v. Public Utilities Commission, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1959
Burdette v. Rollefson Const. Co., Roger J. Traynor
Coy v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Fisher Governor Co. v. Superior Court of City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
Gardner v. State Director of Employment, Roger J. Traynor
Geddes & Smith, Inc. v. St. Paul-Mercury Indem. Co., Roger J. Traynor
Hotle v. Miller, Roger J. Traynor
Hudson v. Hudson, Roger J. Traynor
In re Martinez , Roger J. Traynor
In re Sgro, Roger J. Traynor
J. C. Penney Co. v. Superior Court of Fresno County, Roger J. Traynor
Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal., Roger J. Traynor
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority v. Public Utilities Com'n of State , Roger J. Traynor
Los Angeles Met. Transit Auth. v. Public Util. Comm, Roger J. Traynor
MacLeod v. Tribune Pub. Co., Roger J. Traynor
McKesson v. Lowery, Roger J. Traynor
Owens v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Atchley, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Camodeca, Roger J. Traynor
People v. City of Long Beach, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Dewberry, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Love, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Prewitt, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Purvis, Roger J. Traynor
Rapp v. Gibson, Roger J. Traynor
Retail Clerks' Union, Local No. 1364, AFL-CIO v. Superior Court In and For Trinity County , Roger J. Traynor
San Bernardino County v. Harsh Cal. Corp., Roger J. Traynor
Shapiro v. Republic Indem. Co. of America, Roger J. Traynor
Simmons v. Superior Court In and For Santa Barbara County, Roger J. Traynor
Texas Co. v. Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Union Interchange, Inc. v. Savage, Roger J. Traynor
Ward v. Taggart, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1958
Alpine County v. Tuolumne County, Roger J. Traynor
Carl F. W. Borgward G. M. B. H. v. Superior Court In and For Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Drennan v. Star Paving Co., Roger J. Traynor
Flying Tiger Line, Inc. v. Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Garmon v. San Diego Bldg. Trades Council, Roger J. Traynor
General Dynamics Corp. v. Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Henry R. Jahn & Son, Inc. v. Superior Court In and For San Mateo County, Roger J. Traynor