Jesse W. Carter served as a justice on the California Supreme Court from 1939-1959, where he was known as “The Lone Dissenter” because he wrote so many solo dissents. Here we have archived the cases where he wrote either the opinion of the court or a dissenting opinion. Many of our faculty members contributed chapters to the book, "The Great Dissents of the "Lone Dissenter" Justice Jesse W. Carter's Twenty Tumultuous Years on the California Supreme Court," where they expound on some of his more famous dissents.

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Submissions from 2015

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People v. Chambers, Jesse W. Carter

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Wemyss v. Superior Court of County of Alameda, Jesse W. Carter

Submissions from 1959

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Courtell v. McEachen [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Gomes v. Byrne [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Gonzi v. Superior Court of San Francisco, Jesse W. Carter

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Hunter v. Mohawk Petroleum Corp. [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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In re Dennis, Jesse W. Carter

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McKesson v. Lowery, Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Bernstein, Jesse W. Carter

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Santa Fe Transp. Co. v. State Board of Equalization, Jesse W. Carter

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Vangel v. Vangel, Jesse W. Carter

Submissions from 1958

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Alarid v. Vanier [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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California Gasoline Retailers v. Regal Petroleum Corp., Jesse W. Carter

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. Chavez v. Industrial Accident Com. [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Coots v. Southern Pacific Co., Jesse W. Carter

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County of Placer v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., Jesse W. Carter

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Deshotel v. Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co. [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Dow v. Holly Mfg. Co., Jesse W. Carter

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Estate of Neubauer, Jesse W. Carter

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Gomez v. Superior Court of Mendocino County, Jesse W. Carter

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Gonzales v. Industrial Acci. Com. [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Guerrieri v. Severini, Jesse W. Carter

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In re Bandmann, Jesse W. Carter

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In re Osslo [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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In re Petersen [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Johnston v. Claremont [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Kollert v. Cundiff [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Laird v. T. W. Mather, Inc. [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Los Angeles County Flood Control Dist. v. Southern California Edison Co. [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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M.C. Nelson, et al., v. C.H. Reisner, Jesse W. Carter

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Peiser v. Mettler, Jesse W. Carter

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People ex rel. Averna v. Palm Springs [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Berve, Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Friend [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Lyons [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Osslo [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Tahtinen [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Wein [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Wilburn, Jesse W. Carter

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San Francisco v. Ho Sing, Jesse W. Carter

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Smith v. Bull, Jesse W. Carter

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Stockton Theatres, Inc, v. Palermo, Jesse W. Carter

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Trust v. Arden Farms Co. [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Tupper v. Superior Court of Marin County [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Vater v. County of Glenn [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Volf v. Ocean Acci. & Guarantee Corp. [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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West Covina Enterprises, Inc. v. Chalmers [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

Submissions from 1957

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Albonico v. Madera Irrigation Dist. [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Ambriz v. Petrolane, Ltd., Jesse W. Carter

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Automotriz del Golfo de California S. A. de C. V. v. Resnick [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Barrera v. De La Torre [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Beckley v. Reclamation Board, Jesse W. Carter

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Brandelius v. San Francisco [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Bratnober v. Bratnober [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Carney v. Simmonds, Jesse W. Carter

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Christian Nationalist Party v. Jordan [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Cooper v. Cooper, Jesse W. Carter

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Daggett v. Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co., Jesse W. Carter

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Estate of Fallon [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Estate of Heard, Jesse W. Carter

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Estate of Poisl, Jesse W. Carter

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Estate of Radovich, Jesse W. Carter

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Estate of Stanford, Jesse W. Carter

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First Methodist Church v. Horstmann [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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First Unitarian Church v. County of Los Angeles [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Fox v. Aced [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Fraenkel v. Trescony [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Garibaldi v. Borchers Bros. [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Glendale v. Trondsen, Jesse W. Carter

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Hardy v. Vial [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Hayward Lumber & Inv. Co. v. Biscailuz [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Herda v. Herda [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Hilton v. McNitt, Jesse W. Carter

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Industrial Indem. Co. v. Golden State Co. [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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In re Carmen [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Ivanhoe Irrigation Dist. v. All Parties & Persons [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Lewis & Queen v. N. M. Ball Sons [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Los Angeles v. Belridge Oil Co., Jesse W. Carter

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Madera Irrigation Dist. v. All Persons [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Malone v. Superior Court of San Francisco, Jesse W. Carter

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Martin School of Aviation, Inc. v. Bank of America Nat'l Trust & Sav. Asso. [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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. McCarroll v. Los Angeles County Dist. Council of Carpenters [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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O'Malley v. Petroleum Maintenance Co., Jesse W. Carter

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People ex rel. Department of Public Works v. Russell [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People's Church of San Fernando Valley, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Cheary [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Corrigan [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Craig, Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Duroncelay [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Granados [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Hardenbrook, Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Moore [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Randazzo [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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People v. Sheran, Jesse W. Carter

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Plumer v. Plumer [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Prince v. San Francisco [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Reed v. Norman, Jesse W. Carter

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Riley v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Jesse W. Carter

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Santa Barbara County Water Agency v. All Persons & Parties [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter

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Socialist Party v. Jordan [DISSENT], Jesse W. Carter