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 1949
Estate of Sanborn, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Smith, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Teel, Roger J. Traynor
Gordon v. Aztec Brewing Company, Roger J. Traynor
Industrial Indemnity Company v. Industrial Accident commission, Roger J. Traynor
Kopasz v. Kopasz, Roger J. Traynor
Little v. Mountain View Dairies , Roger J. Traynor
Marvin v. Hodgson, Roger J. Traynor
Mellin v. Trousdell, Roger J. Traynor
Millsap v. Hooper, Roger J. Traynor
Moore v. Belt, Roger J. Traynor
Olson v. Biola Cooperative Raisin Growers Association, Roger J. Traynor
Phyle v. Duffy, Roger J. Traynor
Sapp v. Barenfeld, Roger J. Traynor
Silveira v. Ohm, Roger J. Traynor
Socol v. King, Roger J. Traynor
Stanley v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. , Roger J. Traynor
the people v. Adamson, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Bemis, Roger J. Traynor
Umbsen v. Crocker First National Bank, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1948
Brewer v. Second Baptist Church, Roger J. Traynor
Burtnett v. King , Roger J. Traynor
Devens v. Goldberg, Roger J. Traynor
Di Corpo v. Di Corpo, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Abila, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Kessler, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Pierce, Roger J. Traynor
Gallagher v. Municipal Court of the City of Los Angeles et al, Roger J. Traynor
Greenfield v. Mather, Roger J. Traynor
Hall v. Chamberlain, Roger J. Traynor
In re Ferrall's Estate , Roger J. Traynor
In RE Loew's Inc. and Elmes, Roger J. Traynor
Jorgensen v. Jorgensen, Roger J. Traynor
Kircher v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, Roger J. Traynor
Moran v. Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California, Roger J. Traynor
Palermo v. Stockton Theatres, Inc. , Roger J. Traynor
Palmer v. City of Long Beach, Roger J. Traynor
Perez v. Sharp, Roger J. Traynor
Roehm v. County of Orange, et.al., Roger J. Traynor
Sampsell v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Sebrell v. Los Angeles Railway Corporation, Roger J. Traynor
Sjoberg v. Hastorf, Roger J. Traynor
Sorenson v. Costa, Roger J. Traynor
Stickel v. San Diego Electric Railway Co. , Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Cornett, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. John Slobodion , Roger J. Traynor
Union Oil Company v. Union Sugar Company, Roger J. Traynor
Warner Bros Pictures, Inc. v. Brodel, Roger J. Traynor
Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. v. Supreior Court of Marin County, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1947
Adams v. Adams, Roger J. Traynor
Bliss v. California Cooperative Producers, Roger J. Traynor
Bowman v. Bowman, Roger J. Traynor
Brignoli v. Seaboard Transportation Co. , Roger J. Traynor
California Motor Transport Co. v. State Board of Equalization, Roger J. Traynor
Combs v. Los Angeles Railway Corporation, Roger J. Traynor
Elevator Operators and Starters' Union v. Newman, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Kay, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Van Deusen, Roger J. Traynor
In RE Phyle, Roger J. Traynor
Isenberg v. California Employment Stabilization Commission, Roger J. Traynor
Johnston v. Board of Supervisors of Marin County, Roger J. Traynor
Johnston v. Long, Roger J. Traynor
LaMarr v. LaMarr, Roger J. Traynor
Loustalot v. Superior Court of Kern County, Roger J. Traynor
Palmtag v. Danielson, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Brown, Roger J. Traynor
Rosemary Properties, Inc. v. McColgan, Roger J. Traynor
Satterlee v. Orange Glenn School District, Roger J. Traynor
Spencer v. Nelson, Roger J. Traynor
Startup v. Pacific Electric Railway Company, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Barnes, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Greer, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. McRae, Roger J. Traynor
Von Hamm-Young Company, Ltd. V. City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
Wilk v. Vencill, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1946
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Starley, Roger J. Traynor
Brandenburg v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Roger J. Traynor
Burns v. Brown, Roger J. Traynor
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp, v. United Automobile, Aircraft, and agricultural implement workers of America Local 904, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Loring, Roger J. Traynor
French v. Jordan, Roger J. Traynor
Heaton v. Kerlan, Roger J. Traynor
Himes v. County of Los Angeles, Roger J. Traynor
Meyers v. El Tejon Oil and Refining Company, Roger J. Traynor
Monroe v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
Olwell v. Hopkins, Roger J. Traynor
Park & Tilford Import Co, v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters etc, Roger J. Traynor
Paso Robles War Memorial Hospital District v. Negley, Roger J. Traynor
Pearson Candy Company v. Waits, Roger J. Traynor
Rattray v. Scudder, Roger J. Traynor
Rivieccio v. Bothan, Roger J. Traynor
Robinson v. Puls, Roger J. Traynor
Speegle v. Board of Fire Underwriters, Roger J. Traynor
S. Siwel Co. v. County of Los Angeles, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Hilton, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Koenig, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Mitchell, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Oyama, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Peete, Roger J. Traynor
West Publishing Co. v. McColgan, Roger J. Traynor