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 1943
Shrimpton v. Superior Court of LA County, Roger J. Traynor
Sipper v. Urban, Roger J. Traynor
Souza v. Corti, Roger J. Traynor
Stromerson v. Averill, Roger J. Traynor
Strong v. Strong, Roger J. Traynor
Sutter-Yuba Investment Co. v. Waste, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Ricciardi, Roger J. Traynor
Vallera v. Vallera, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1942
Austin v. Hallmark Oil Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Blank v. Coffin (Merchantile Acceptance corps.), Roger J. Traynor
Bray v. Jones , Roger J. Traynor
Brunton v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Roger J. Traynor
California Cas. Indem. Exchange v. Industrial Acc. Commission, Roger J. Traynor
Chierotti v. San Francisco Police Dept., Roger J. Traynor
Consolidated Milk Producers for San Francisco v. Parker, Roger J. Traynor
Eggert v. Pacific States Savings & Loan Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Fuentes v. Ling, Roger J. Traynor
Gamble v. Board of Osteopathic Examiners of Cal., Roger J. Traynor
Hoyt v. Board of Civil Service Com'rs of City of Los Angeles , Roger J. Traynor
In re Broad's Estate, Roger J. Traynor
In re Halcomb , Roger J. Traynor
In re Haynes , Roger J. Traynor
In re Petrie, Roger J. Traynor
In re Wear's Estate , Roger J. Traynor
Judson v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County , Roger J. Traynor
Malmgren v. McColgan, Roger J. Traynor
Mercury Herald Co v. Moore, County Auditor , Roger J. Traynor
Miller v. Dyer, Roger J. Traynor
Moreno v. Cairns, Roger J. Traynor
Mueller v. Elba Oil Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Noble v. Beach , Roger J. Traynor
Pacific Coast Dairy v. Department of Agriculture, Roger J. Traynor
Parkhurst v. Industrial Acc. Commission , Roger J. Traynor
People v. Gonzales , Roger J. Traynor
People v. Putnam, Roger J. Traynor
People v. Sanchez, Roger J. Traynor
Puccetti v. Girola, Roger J. Traynor
Rancho Santa Anita v. City of Arcadia, Roger J. Traynor
Roy v. Salisbury , Roger J. Traynor
Skernswell v. Schonfeld, Roger J. Traynor
Speck v. Sarver, Roger J. Traynor
Squire v. Merriam, Roger J. Traynor
State of Ohio ex rel. Squire v. Porter , Roger J. Traynor
Sterling Realty Co. v. Relfe , Roger J. Traynor
Walker v. City of San Gabriel , Roger J. Traynor
Wells v. Lloyd, Roger J. Traynor
Westphal v. Westphal, Roger J. Traynor
Whitlow v. Durst, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1941
Abelleira v. California Employment commission, Roger J. Traynor
AMES et al. v. EMPIRE STAR MINES CO., Ltd., et al., Roger J. Traynor
Archer v. City of Los Angeles, Roger J. Traynor
Bard v. Kent, Roger J. Traynor
Bernhard v. Bank of America, Roger J. Traynor
Biewend v. Biewend , Roger J. Traynor
Briviesca v. Coronado, Roger J. Traynor
Bruns. v. State Bar , Roger J. Traynor
Caminetti v. Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, Roger J. Traynor
Carbone v. Superior Court of Napa County , Roger J. Traynor
Dillon v. Board of Pension Com'rs of City of Los Angeles , Roger J. Traynor
DILLON v. BOARD OF PENSION COM'RS OF CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al. , Roger J. Traynor
District Bond Co. v. Pollack , Roger J. Traynor
Donnelly v. Southern Pac. Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Easton v. Ash , Roger J. Traynor
Ex parte Bell , Roger J. Traynor
Fewel & Dawes Inc. v. Pratt , Roger J. Traynor
Fifth Street Bldg. v. McColgan, Roger J. Traynor
Foley v. Sonoma County Farmers' Mut. Fire Ins. Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Freire v. Matson Nav. Co., Roger J. Traynor
Fry v. Board of Education , Roger J. Traynor
Garvey v. Byram , Roger J. Traynor
Greenberg v. Superior Court for City and County of San Francisco , Roger J. Traynor
Haigler v. Donnelly , Roger J. Traynor
Hall v. Los Angeles , Roger J. Traynor
Imperial Ice Co. v. Rossier , Roger J. Traynor
In re Henderson's Estate Peck v. Eastern Star homes of California , Roger J. Traynor
In re Janes' Estate , Roger J. Traynor
In re King's estate. V. King et al., Roger J. Traynor
In re TODD'S ESTATE, Roger J. Traynor
Jentick v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. , Roger J. Traynor
Keener v. Keener , Roger J. Traynor
Long v. Long , Roger J. Traynor
Moore v. Purse Seine Net , Roger J. Traynor
National Reserve Co. of America v. Metropolitan Trust Co. of Cal. , Roger J. Traynor
Neel v. Mannings, Inc. , Roger J. Traynor
O'Hara v. Los Angeles County Flood Control Dist. , Roger J. Traynor
Pearlin v. state Bar , Roger J. Traynor
Security-First Nat. Bank of Los Angeles v. Earp , Roger J. Traynor
Seeger v. Odell , Roger J. Traynor
State v. Marin Municipal Water Dist. , Roger J. Traynor
Taylor v. Oakland Scavenger Co. , Roger J. Traynor
The people v. Headlee, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Reed , Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Thurman, Roger J. Traynor
The People v. Young , Roger J. Traynor
Van Denburgh v. Goodfellow , Roger J. Traynor
Weiner v. Roof, Roger J. Traynor
Opinions from 1940
Beard v. Beard, Roger J. Traynor
County of Alameda v. Janssen, Roger J. Traynor
Kalt et. al. v. Youngwoth, Roger J. Traynor
Katenkamp v. Superior Court in and for Santa Barbra County, Roger J. Traynor