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 1955
Mallon v. City of Long Beach, Roger J. Traynor
McKeon v. Giusto, Roger J. Traynor
M & M Livestock Transport Co. v. California Auto Transport Co., Roger J. Traynor
Mueller v. Mueller, Roger J. Traynor
Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Cal. v. McConnell, Roger J. Traynor
Pencovic v. Pencovic, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Berger, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Boyles, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Burt, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Cahan, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Caldwell, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Cavanaugh, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Gorg, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Hudson, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Jackson, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Malotte, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Martin, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Michael, Roger J. Traynor
People v. One 1948 Chevrolet Convertible Coupe, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Simon, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Sykes, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Tarantino, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Tulare County, Roger J. Traynor
Richardson v. Ham, Roger J. Traynor
Rogers v. Superior Court of Alameda County, Roger J. Traynor
Victor Val. Housing Corp. v. San Bernardino County, Roger J. Traynor
Worthley v. Worthley, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1954
California Mfrs. Ass'n v. Public Utilities Commission, Roger J. Traynor
Carroll v. Superior Court In and For City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
City of San Diego v. Southern Cal. Tel. Corp., Roger J. Traynor
Cole v. Rush, Roger J. Traynor
Dexter v. Dexter, Roger J. Traynor
Dunn v. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Finnegan v. Finnegan, Roger J. Traynor
Flynn v. Flynn, Roger J. Traynor
Fox v. Fox, Roger J. Traynor
Gagne v. Bertran, Roger J. Traynor
Gowanlock v. Turner, Roger J. Traynor
Harrold v. Harrold, Roger J. Traynor
Hiroko Kawakita Hayashi v. Lorenz, Roger J. Traynor
Holm v. Superior Court, Roger J. Traynor
In re Blair's Estate, Roger J. Traynor
In re Guardianship of Hiroko Kawakita, Roger J. Traynor
In re Guardianship of Smith, Roger J. Traynor
In re Hallinan, Roger J. Traynor
In re McDonald's Adoption, Roger J. Traynor
Kennaley v. Superior Court, County of San Mateo, Roger J. Traynor
Kesler v. Pabst, Roger J. Traynor
Los Angeles County v. Southern Counties Gas Co. of Cal., Roger J. Traynor
McDonald v. Superior Court In and For City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
Osborn v. Osborn, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Ashley, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Baker, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Byrd, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Hallner, Roger J. Traynor
Richards v. Stanley, Roger J. Traynor
Santa Clara County v. Hayes Co., Roger J. Traynor
Shore v. Shore, Roger J. Traynor
Signorelli v. Potter, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1953
Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co., Roger J. Traynor
Alves v. Public Utilities Com'n of California, Roger J. Traynor
Burge v. City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
Connor v. Grosso, Roger J. Traynor
Coughlin v. Blair, Roger J. Traynor
Dimon v. Dimon, Roger J. Traynor
French Art Cleaners v. State Bd. of Dry Cleaners , Roger J. Traynor
Grant v. McAuliffe, Roger J. Traynor
Guidi v. State, Roger J. Traynor
Henderson v. Drake, Roger J. Traynor
Herzog v. Grosso, Roger J. Traynor
Housing Authority of City of Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles , Roger J. Traynor
In re Los Angeles County Pioneer Soc., Roger J. Traynor
Kurlan v. Columbia Broadcasting System , Roger J. Traynor
Langley v. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co., Roger J. Traynor
McCracken v. Teets, Roger J. Traynor
Moss Estate Co. v. Adler, Roger J. Traynor
Oakland Medical Bldg. Corp. v. Aureguy, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Barclay , Roger J. Traynor
People v. Building Maintenance Contractors' Ass'n, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Carnine, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Deloney, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Howerton, Roger J. Traynor
People v. La Macchia, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Morton, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Thomas , Roger J. Traynor
Phillips v. Phillips, Roger J. Traynor
Smith v. Smith, Roger J. Traynor
State Bd. of Dry Cleaners v. Thrift-D-Lux Cleaners , Roger J. Traynor
Sutter Basin Corp. v. Brown, Roger J. Traynor
Yorba v. Anaheim Union Water Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1952
Beck v. West Coast Life Ins. Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Benton v. Sloss, Roger J. Traynor
Cary v. Wentzel , Roger J. Traynor
DeBurgh v. DeBurgh, Roger J. Traynor
D. L. Godbey & Sons Const. Co. v. Deane , Roger J. Traynor
Dorsey v. Barba, Roger J. Traynor
Eli v. Murphy, Roger J. Traynor
Ex parte Barr, Roger J. Traynor
Ex parte James, Roger J. Traynor
Ex parte Levi, Roger J. Traynor