California Supreme Court

The most-cited opinions of the California Supreme Court on UpLaw — 5,312 decisions from 1850–2023, each with its treatment history and the cases that cite it.

• People v. Wende 25 Cal. 3d 436 · cited by 2,402
• People v. Watson 46 Cal. 2d 818 · cited by 1,980
• People v. Kelly 40 Cal. 4th 106 · cited by 874
• People v. Superior Court (Romero) 13 Cal. 4th 497 · cited by 859
• Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. 25 Cal. 4th 826 · cited by 824
• Auto Equity Sales, Inc. v. Superior Court 20 Cal. Rptr. 321 · cited by 735
• People v. Marsden 2 Cal. 3d 118 · cited by 634
• In Re Estrada 48 Cal. Rptr. 172 · cited by 605
• Guz v. Bechtel National, Inc. 24 Cal. 317 · cited by 582
• Denham v. Superior Court 2 Cal. 3d 557 · cited by 579
• People v. Johnson 26 Cal. 3d 557 · cited by 513
• Blank v. Kirwan 39 Cal. 3d 311 · cited by 496
• Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. 20 Cal. 4th 163 · cited by 487
• People v. Lewis 11 Cal. 5th 952 · cited by 477
• People v. Carmony 14 Cal. Rptr. 3d 880 · cited by 460
• People v. Scott 9 Cal. 4th 331 · cited by 458
• People v. Doolin 45 Cal. 4th 390 · cited by 452
• Armendariz v. Found. Health Psychcare Servs., Inc. 24 Cal. 83 · cited by 445
• People v. Wheeler 22 Cal. 3d 258 · cited by 443
• Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc. 11 Cal. 4th 1 · cited by 422
• People v. Breverman 19 Cal. 4th 142 · cited by 414
• People v. Bolin 18 Cal. 4th 297 · cited by 396
• Rowland v. Christian 69 Cal. 2d 108 · cited by 395
• In Re Stephanie M. 7 Cal. 4th 295 · cited by 385
• Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. 54 Cal. Rptr. 104 · cited by 378
• Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court 51 Cal. 4th 310 · cited by 375
• People v. Williams 17 Cal. 4th 148 · cited by 366
• Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. 27 Cal. Rptr. 697 · cited by 366
• Dillon v. Legg 68 Cal. 2d 728 · cited by 353
• Bank of the West v. Superior Court 2 Cal. 4th 1254 · cited by 351
• Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California 17 Cal. 3d 425 · cited by 347
• Ketchum v. Moses 24 Cal. 4th 1122 · cited by 340
• Pitchess v. Superior Court 11 Cal. 3d 531 · cited by 335
• People v. Young 24 Cal. Rptr. 3d 112 · cited by 334
• Oasis West Realty v. Goldman 51 Cal. 4th 811 · cited by 333
• Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp. 29 Cal. 4th 1134 · cited by 331
• Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving Association 19 Cal. 2d 807 · cited by 330
• Foley v. Interactive Data Corp. 47 Cal. 3d 654 · cited by 329
• People v. Delgadillo 14 Cal. 5th 216 · cited by 328
• Dyna-Med, Inc. v. Fair Employment & Housing Commission 43 Cal. 3d 1379 · cited by 324
• People v. Newland 15 Cal. 2d 678 · cited by 318
• People v. Mitchell 26 Cal. 4th 181 · cited by 315
• People v. Waidla 22 Cal. 4th 690 · cited by 311
• People v. Ledesma 43 Cal. 3d 171 · cited by 308
• Navellier v. Sletten 29 Cal. 4th 82 · cited by 307
• People v. Zamudio 43 Cal. 4th 327 · cited by 301
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. G. W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co. 69 Cal. Rptr. 561 · cited by 292
• People v. Dorado 42 Cal. Rptr. 169 · cited by 287
• Yanowitz v. L'OREAL USA, INC. 32 Cal. Rptr. 3d 436 · cited by 286
• Lazar v. Superior Court 12 Cal. 4th 631 · cited by 285
• People v. Strong 13 Cal. 5th 698 · cited by 282
• Jameson v. Desta 5 Cal. 5th 594 · cited by 278
• People v. Clark 63 Cal. 4th 522 · cited by 277
• People v. Cole 17 Cal. Rptr. 3d 532 · cited by 276
• People v. Maury 30 Cal. 4th 342 · cited by 275
• People v. Harvey 25 Cal. 3d 754 · cited by 264
• In Re Tobacco II Cases 46 Cal. 4th 298 · cited by 262
• People v. Ewoldt 7 Cal. 4th 380 · cited by 261
• People v. Green 27 Cal. 3d 1 · cited by 260
• People v. Stanley 10 Cal. 4th 764 · cited by 259
• In Re Tahl 1 Cal. 3d 122 · cited by 258
• Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance 9 Cal. 3d 566 · cited by 257
• Seely v. White Motor Co. 45 Cal. Rptr. 17 · cited by 257
• People v. Banks 61 Cal. 4th 788 · cited by 255
• Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court 53 Cal. 4th 1004 · cited by 254
• Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC 59 Cal. 4th 348 · cited by 253
• Baral v. Schnitt 1 Cal. 5th 376 · cited by 253
• People v. Gutierrez 58 Cal. 4th 1354 · cited by 251
• Fox v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. 27 Cal. Rptr. 3d 661 · cited by 250
• Abelleira v. District Court of Appeal 17 Cal. 2d 280 · cited by 249
• AIU Insurance v. Superior Court 51 Cal. 3d 807 · cited by 248
• People v. Brown 54 Cal. 4th 314 · cited by 247
• Hughes v. Pair 46 Cal. 4th 1035 · cited by 246
• In Re Clark 5 Cal. 4th 750 · cited by 244
• Neal v. State of California 9 Cal. Rptr. 607 · cited by 242
• Engalla v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. 15 Cal. 4th 951 · cited by 240
• Crawford v. Southern Pacific Co. 3 Cal. 2d 427 · cited by 240
• Norgart v. Upjohn Co. 21 Cal. 4th 383 · cited by 239
• Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co. 27 Cal. 3d 167 · cited by 239
• Lucido v. Superior Court 51 Cal. 3d 335 · cited by 238
• People v. Dillon 34 Cal. 3d 441 · cited by 237
• People v. Kraft 23 Cal. 4th 978 · cited by 235
• People v. Albillar 51 Cal. 4th 47 · cited by 234
• People v. Pope 23 Cal. 3d 412 · cited by 234
• People v. Osband 13 Cal. 4th 622 · cited by 232
• Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc. 29 Cal. 4th 53 · cited by 230
• In Re Marilyn H 5 Cal. 4th 295 · cited by 230
• People v. Jones 51 Cal. 3d 294 · cited by 229
• People v. Coffman 17 Cal. Rptr. 3d 710 · cited by 226
• People v. Partida 35 Cal. Rptr. 3d 644 · cited by 225
• Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Superior Court 6 Cal. 4th 287 · cited by 225
• Soule v. General Motors Corp. 8 Cal. 4th 548 · cited by 224
• People v. Cahan 44 Cal. 2d 434 · cited by 223
• D'AMICO v. Board of Medical Examiners 11 Cal. 3d 1 · cited by 223
• People v. Buycks 5 Cal. 5th 857 · cited by 221
• People v. Ochoa 6 Cal. 4th 1199 · cited by 221
• Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co. 13 Cal. 3d 804 · cited by 220
• Pinnacle Museum Tower Ass'n v. Pinnacle Market Development (US), LLC 55 Cal. 4th 223 · cited by 220
• People v. Rodriguez 20 Cal. 4th 1 · cited by 219
• Merrill v. Navegar, Inc. 26 Cal. 4th 465 · cited by 218
• Comunale v. Traders & General Insurance 50 Cal. 2d 654 · cited by 218
• PLCM Group, Inc. v. Drexler 22 Cal. 1084 · cited by 218
• People v. Sandoval 41 Cal. 4th 825 · cited by 217
• People v. Beeman 35 Cal. 3d 547 · cited by 217
• People v. Lent 15 Cal. 3d 481 · cited by 217
• People v. Franklin 63 Cal. 4th 261 · cited by 217
• People v. Sanchez 63 Cal. 4th 665 · cited by 216
• People v. Aranda 47 Cal. Rptr. 353 · cited by 214
• Flatley v. Mauro 39 Cal. 4th 299 · cited by 213
• People v. Cunningham 25 Cal. 4th 926 · cited by 212
• Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. J.J. 56 Cal. 4th 766 · cited by 212
• People v. Anderson 70 Cal. 2d 15 · cited by 211
• Parsons v. Bristol Development Co. 44 Cal. Rptr. 767 · cited by 207
• Jolly v. Eli Lilly & Co. 44 Cal. 3d 1103 · cited by 205
• Reid v. Google, Inc. 50 Cal. 4th 512 · cited by 205
• People v. Williams 16 Cal. 4th 153 · cited by 204
• In Re Lynch 8 Cal. 3d 410 · cited by 204
• People v. Gardeley 14 Cal. 4th 605 · cited by 203
• Serrano v. Priest 20 Cal. 3d 25 · cited by 201
• Soukup v. Law Offices of Herbert Hafif 39 Cal. 4th 260 · cited by 201
• Muskopf v. Corning Hospital District 11 Cal. Rptr. 89 · cited by 200
• Vons Companies, Inc. v. Seabest Foods, Inc. 14 Cal. 4th 434 · cited by 199
• Lungren v. Deukmejian 45 Cal. 3d 727 · cited by 199
• People v. Rodrigues 8 Cal. 4th 1060 · cited by 198
• People v. Gentile 10 Cal. 5th 830 · cited by 198
• City of Cotati v. Cashman 29 Cal. 4th 69 · cited by 197
• Moncharsh v. Heily & Blase 3 Cal. 4th 1 · cited by 197
• Saelzler v. Advanced Group 400 25 Cal. 4th 763 · cited by 197
• Potter v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. 6 Cal. 4th 965 · cited by 196
• People v. Kelly 17 Cal. 3d 24 · cited by 195
• DKN Holdings LLC v. Faerber 61 Cal. 4th 813 · cited by 195
• In Re Celine R. 1 Cal. Rptr. 3d 432 · cited by 194
• Estate of Bristol v. Young 23 Cal. 2d 221 · cited by 193
• Aryeh v. Canon Business Solutions, Inc. 55 Cal. 4th 1185 · cited by 193
• Arias v. Superior Court 46 Cal. 4th 969 · cited by 192
• People v. Price 1 Cal. 4th 324 · cited by 192
• People v. Lance W. 37 Cal. 3d 873 · cited by 191
• Foreman & Clark Corp. v. Fallon 3 Cal. 3d 875 · cited by 190
• Hill v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn. 7 Cal. 4th 1 · cited by 190
• Sargon Enterprises, Inc. v. University of Southern California 55 Cal. 4th 747 · cited by 190
• Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Ashlee R. 1 Cal. 5th 1 · cited by 190
• People v. Clark 52 Cal. 4th 856 · cited by 190
• Ybarra v. Spangard 25 Cal. 2d 486 · cited by 189
• People v. Holt 15 Cal. 4th 619 · cited by 188
• Robinson Helicopter Co., Inc. v. Dana Corp. 22 Cal. Rptr. 3d 352 · cited by 188
• Silberg v. Anderson 50 Cal. 3d 205 · cited by 188
• People v. Rogers 39 Cal. 4th 826 · cited by 187
• In Re Zeth S. 2 Cal. Rptr. 3d 683 · cited by 186
• Barker v. Lull Engineering Co. 20 Cal. 3d 413 · cited by 185
• Park v. Bd. of Trs. of the Cal. State Univ. 2 Cal. 5th 1057 · cited by 184
• Rusheen v. Cohen 37 Cal. 4th 1048 · cited by 184
• Schifando v. City of Los Angeles 6 Cal. Rptr. 3d 457 · cited by 183
• Briggs v. Eden Council for Hope & Opportunity 19 Cal. 4th 1106 · cited by 183
• People v. Barton 12 Cal. 4th 186 · cited by 182
• People v. Jenkins 22 Cal. 4th 900 · cited by 182
• Yamaha Corp. of America v. State Board of Equalization 19 Cal. 4th 1 · cited by 182
• Moyer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board 10 Cal. 3d 222 · cited by 181
• In Re Marriage of Arceneaux 51 Cal. 3d 1130 · cited by 181
• People v. Smith 37 Cal. Rptr. 3d 163 · cited by 181
• People v. Lindberg 45 Cal. 4th 1 · cited by 180
• Egan v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance 24 Cal. 3d 809 · cited by 180
• People v. Avila 38 Cal. 4th 491 · cited by 178
• Serrano v. Priest 5 Cal. 3d 584 · cited by 178
• People v. Frye 18 Cal. 4th 894 · cited by 176
• Rappleyea v. Campbell 8 Cal. 4th 975 · cited by 175
• Crisci v. Security Insurance 58 Cal. Rptr. 13 · cited by 174
• People v. Flannel 25 Cal. 3d 668 · cited by 173
• People v. Sedeno 10 Cal. 3d 703 · cited by 173
• People v. Bradford 15 Cal. 4th 1229 · cited by 172
• People v. Superior Court 14 Cal. 4th 968 · cited by 172
• People v. Boyette 29 Cal. 4th 381 · cited by 172
• Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd. 7 Cal. 4th 503 · cited by 172
• State v. Superior Court 13 Cal. Rptr. 3d 534 · cited by 171
• Aubry v. Tri-City Hospital District 2 Cal. 4th 962 · cited by 171
• People v. Chiu 59 Cal. 4th 155 · cited by 171
• People v. Tully 54 Cal. 4th 952 · cited by 168
• People v. Mendoza Tello 15 Cal. 4th 264 · cited by 167
• People v. Fuiava 53 Cal. 4th 622 · cited by 167
• In Re Marriage of Brown 15 Cal. 3d 838 · cited by 167
• People v. Falsetta 21 Cal. 4th 903 · cited by 166
• Biakanja v. Irving 49 Cal. 2d 647 · cited by 165
• Rosenthal v. Great Western Financial Securities Corp. 14 Cal. 4th 394 · cited by 164
• People v. Superior Court of Riverside Cnty. 4 Cal. 5th 299 · cited by 164
• People v. Caballero 55 Cal. 4th 262 · cited by 163
• Amador Valley Joint Union High School District v. State Board of Equalization 22 Cal. 3d 208 · cited by 163
• Summers v. Tice 33 Cal. 2d 80 · cited by 162
• People v. McCoy 25 Cal. 4th 1111 · cited by 162
• Maria P. v. Riles 43 Cal. 3d 1281 · cited by 161
• The People v. Mai 57 Cal. 4th 986 · cited by 161
• People v. Ledesma 39 Cal. 4th 641 · cited by 161
• Oto, L. L.C. v. Kho 8 Cal. 5th 111 · cited by 161
• Taus v. Loftus 40 Cal. 4th 683 · cited by 158
• People v. West 3 Cal. 3d 595 · cited by 158
• Bixby v. Pierno 4 Cal. 3d 130 · cited by 158
• People v. Williams 49 Cal. 4th 405 · cited by 157
• Carma Developers (California), Inc. v. Marathon Development California, Inc. 2 Cal. 4th 342 · cited by 157
• Lux v. Haggin 69 Cal. 255 · cited by 157
• Miller v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles 195 Cal. 477 · cited by 156
• In Re Dixon 41 Cal. 2d 756 · cited by 156
• Ray v. Alad Corp. 19 Cal. 3d 22 · cited by 156