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 1958
In re Henwood's Guardianship, Roger J. Traynor
In re Law's Estate, Roger J. Traynor
Kubon v. Kubon, Roger J. Traynor
Laird v. T. W. Mather, Inc., Roger J. Traynor
Los Angeles County F. C. Dist. v. Southern Cal. Ed. Co., Roger J. Traynor
McNeil v. Board of Retirement, Stanislaus County, Roger J. Traynor
Mendoza v. Small Claims Court of Los Angeles Judicial Dist., Roger J. Traynor
Mitchell v. Superior Court of City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
Moore v. Fellner, Roger J. Traynor
Pacific Pipeline Const. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization, Roger J. Traynor
People v. McShann, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Smith, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Tahtinen, Roger J. Traynor
Plumer v. Superior Court In and For Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Priestly v. Superior Court of City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
Scott v. Scott, Roger J. Traynor
Seven Up Bottling Co. of Los Angeles v. Grocery DriversUnion Local 848, Roger J. Traynor
Southern California Gas Co. v. City of Los Angeles, Roger J. Traynor
Thorman v. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Emp. and Moving Pictures Mach. Operators of U.S. and Canada, Roger J. Traynor
Tringham v. State Bd. of Ed., Roger J. Traynor
Trust v. Arden Farms Co., Roger J. Traynor
Vasquez v. Alameda, Roger J. Traynor
Volf v. Ocean Acc. & Guarantee Corp., Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1957
Atkinson v. Superior Court, Roger J. Traynor
Bradley v. Superior Court In and For City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
Farmland Irr. Co. v. Dopplmaier, Roger J. Traynor
First Methodist Church of San Leandro v. Horstmann , Roger J. Traynor
First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins. Co. v. Airborne Flower & Freight Traffic, Inc. , Roger J. Traynor
Herda v. Herda, Roger J. Traynor
Hilton v. McNitt, Roger J. Traynor
Hudson v. West, Roger J. Traynor
In re Carmen, Roger J. Traynor
In re Fosselman's Estate, Roger J. Traynor
In re Graham's Estate, Roger J. Traynor
In re Security Finance Co., Roger J. Traynor
Knight v. Kaiser Co., Roger J. Traynor
Lewis & Queen v. N. M. Ball Sons, Roger J. Traynor
Lewis v. Lewis, Roger J. Traynor
Lewis v. Neblett, Roger J. Traynor
McCarroll v. Los Angeles County District Council of Carpenters , Roger J. Traynor
People's Church of San Fernando Valley v. Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Carter, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Cheary, Roger J. Traynor
People v. McCaughan, Roger J. Traynor
People v. One 1953 Ford Victoria, Texas License No. EY 8613, Motor No. BPV 102617, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Randazzo, Roger J. Traynor
Plumer v. Plumer, Roger J. Traynor
Prince v. City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
Rozan v. Rozan, Roger J. Traynor
Salsbery v. Ritter, Roger J. Traynor
San Diego County v. San Diego Gas & Elec. Co., Roger J. Traynor
Speiser v. Randall, Roger J. Traynor
Taylor v. Hawkinson, Roger J. Traynor
Wirin v. Parker, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1956
Albertson v. Raboff, Roger J. Traynor
Anderson v. Mart, Roger J. Traynor
Badillo v. Superior Court In and For City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
Hartford v. Superior Court In and For Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Hopkins v. Hopkins, Roger J. Traynor
In re Charters' Estate, Roger J. Traynor
Lorenz v. Board of Medical Examiners, Roger J. Traynor
Messenger v. Messenger, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Beard, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Blodgett, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Citrino, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Dixon, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Farrara, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Gale, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Maddox, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Martin, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Rios, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Riser, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Sanders, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Stuart, Roger J. Traynor
Television Transmission, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission , Roger J. Traynor
Washington v. Washington, Roger J. Traynor
Willson v. Superior Court In and For San Diego County, Roger J. Traynor
Wiseman v. Industrial Acc. Commission of Cal., Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1955
Albertson v. Raboff, Roger J. Traynor
Arens v. Superior Court In and For San Bernardino County, Roger J. Traynor
Black v. Cutter Laboratories, Roger J. Traynor
Buckley v. Chadwick, Roger J. Traynor
Crowley v. Modern Faucet Mfg. Co., Roger J. Traynor
De Luz Homes v. County of San Diego, Roger J. Traynor
Doran v. City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
El Toro Development Co. v. Orange County, Roger J. Traynor
Emery v. Emery, Roger J. Traynor
Ex parte Hess, Roger J. Traynor
Fairfield Gardens v. County of Solano, Roger J. Traynor
Ferro v. Citizens National Trust and Savings Bank of Los Angeles, Roger J. Traynor
Gelhaus v. Nevada Irrigation District, Roger J. Traynor
Gigliotti v. Nunes, Roger J. Traynor
Gilmore v. Gilmore , Roger J. Traynor
Highsmith v. Lair, Roger J. Traynor
Hillman v. Garcia-Ruby, Roger J. Traynor
I. E. S. Corp. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
In re Estate of Calhoun, Roger J. Traynor
In re Warren E. Bartges, Roger J. Traynor
Jensen v. Minard, Roger J. Traynor