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 1946
Williams v. Davis, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1945
Bewick v. Mecham, Roger J. Traynor
Burgess v. Cahill, Roger J. Traynor
Culley v. New York Life Insurance Company, Roger J. Traynor
Ellis v. Board of Education, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Kaufman, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Madison, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Plaut, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Roberts, Roger J. Traynor
Gospel Army v. City of Los Angeles, Roger J. Traynor
Grimm v. Grim, Roger J. Traynor
Himes v. Los Angeles County , Roger J. Traynor
Howard v. Howard, Roger J. Traynor
Intagliata v. Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Co., ltd. , Roger J. Traynor
Mosley v. Arden Farms Co., Roger J. Traynor
Payroll Guarantee Association v. Board of Education, Roger J. Traynor
Peebler v. Olds, Roger J. Traynor
Pellett v. Sonotone Corp, Roger J. Traynor
People Ex Rel. Benwell v. Foutz, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Lindley, Roger J. Traynor
Vanciel v. Kumle, Roger J. Traynor
Viner v. Untrecht, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1944
American-Hawaiian Streamship Co. v. California Employment Commission, Roger J. Traynor
Ash v. Mortensen, Roger J. Traynor
Baugh v. Rogers, Roger J. Traynor
Beeler v. American Trust Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Bennett v. Forrest, Roger J. Traynor
Bollinger v. National Fire Insurance Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Boyd v. Oser, Roger J. Traynor
Bunny's Waffle Shop v. California Employment Commission, Roger J. Traynor
Burgess v. Cahill, Roger J. Traynor
City of Whittier v. Dixon, Roger J. Traynor
Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co., Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Easter, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Micheletti, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Rule, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Waits, Roger J. Traynor
Fairchild v. Raines, Roger J. Traynor
Gage v. Jordan, Roger J. Traynor
Garrison v. Edward Brown & Sons, Roger J. Traynor
Gavina v. Smith, Roger J. Traynor
Gray v. Southern Pacific Co., Roger J. Traynor
Hannah v. Pogue, Roger J. Traynor
House v. L.A. County Flood Control District, Roger J. Traynor
Lloyd v. Murphy, Roger J. Traynor
Loper v. Morrison, Roger J. Traynor
Matson Terminals, Inc v. California Employment Commission, Roger J. Traynor
McGregor v. State Bar, Roger J. Traynor
Miller v. McKenna, Roger J. Traynor
Mitchell v. Ceazan Tires, LTD, Roger J. Traynor
Neel v. Barnard, Roger J. Traynor
Penaat v. State Bar, Roger J. Traynor
Penaat v. Terwilliger, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Kolez , Roger J. Traynor
People v. Wilson, Roger J. Traynor
Ross v. City of Long Beach, Roger J. Traynor
Sekt v. Superior Court, Roger J. Traynor
Stockton v. Department of employment, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Alcalde, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Anderson, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Clapp, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Scott, Roger J. Traynor
Toschi v. Christian, Roger J. Traynor
Universal Consolidated Oil Co. v. Byram, Roger J. Traynor
Wells Fargo & Co. v. City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
Werner v. State Bar of california, Roger J. Traynor
Whitcomb Hotel, Inc. v. California Employment Commission, Roger J. Traynor
W.R. Grace & Co. v. California Employment Commission, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1943
Alexander v. State Personnel Board, Roger J. Traynor
Allen v. California Mutual Building and Loan Association, Roger J. Traynor
Bacich v. Board of Control of the State of California, Roger J. Traynor
Beeler v. American Trust Co., Roger J. Traynor
Caminetti v. Edward Brown and Sons, Roger J. Traynor
Carson Estate Co. v. McColgan, Roger J. Traynor
Citron v. Franklin, Roger J. Traynor
City and County of San Francisco v. Boyd, Roger J. Traynor
Clinkscales v. Carver, Roger J. Traynor
Dant & Russell v. Board of Supervisors, Roger J. Traynor
Dare v. Board of Medical Examiners, Roger J. Traynor
Denio v. City of Huntington Beach, Roger J. Traynor
Eastman Oil Well Survey Corp. v. Lane-Wells Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Bristol, Roger J. Traynor
Estate of Perkins, Roger J. Traynor
Fewel v. Fewel, Roger J. Traynor
Friedman v. Bergin, Roger J. Traynor
Golden State Theatre and Realty Corporation v. Johnson, Roger J. Traynor
Goodrich v. Industrial Accident Commission, Roger J. Traynor
Hallett v. Slaughter, Roger J. Traynor
Hardy v. Hardy, Roger J. Traynor
Hicks v. Reis, Roger J. Traynor
Kahn v. Smith, Roger J. Traynor
Los Angeles Warehouse Co.v. The American Distilling Co. , Roger J. Traynor
McCordic v. Crawford, Roger J. Traynor
McDaniels v. Clavin (AKA Silver v. Clavin), Roger J. Traynor
Mercury Herald v. Moore, Roger J. Traynor
Natural Soda Products Company v. City of Los Angeles, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Hill, Roger J. Traynor
Reynolds v. Reynolds, Roger J. Traynor
Russell v. Miller, Roger J. Traynor
Security-First National Bank v. Bank of America, Roger J. Traynor