In Re JW

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• \[W]e have often said that courts will not give statutory language a literal meaning if doing so would result in absurd consequences that the Legislature could not have intended.\

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Cited by

1 case in this archive cites this case.

• Cameron v. Auto Club Ins. Ass'n
  Michigan Supreme Court· 2006-07-28· cited 114×

Cites

27 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In Re Marilyn H
  California Supreme Court· 1993-06-03· cited 1,030×
• People v. Gardeley
  California Supreme Court· 1996-12-23· cited 783×
• Shoemaker v. Myers
  California Supreme Court· 1990-12-20· cited 323×
• People v. Pieters
  California Supreme Court· 1991-01-07· cited 292×
• People v. Cruz
  California Supreme Court· 1996-08-05· cited 284×
• Gikas v. Zolin
  California Supreme Court· 1993-12-23· cited 219×
• People v. Jenkins
  California Supreme Court· 1995-05-18· cited 217×
• Horwich v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1999-08-09· cited 217×
• Laurel Heights Improvement Ass'n of San Francisco, Inc. v. Regents of University of California
  California Supreme Court· 1993-12-30· cited 213×
• People v. Rizo
  California Supreme Court· 2000-04-03· cited 211×
• Hunt v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1999-11-22· cited 166×
• Torres v. Parkhouse Tire Service, Inc.
  California Supreme Court· 2001-08-30· cited 155×
• People v. Rubalcava
  California Supreme Court· 2000-06-12· cited 140×
• People v. Ledesma
  California Supreme Court· 1997-07-31· cited 120×
• Hutnick v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1988-12-01· cited 120×
• Whitman v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1991-12-09· cited 107×
• Stafford v. Realty Bond Service Corp.
  California Supreme Court· 1952-10-28· cited 106×
• Vernon S. v. Jerome C.
  California Supreme Court· 1995-12-26· cited 74×
• Calatayud v. State of California
  California Supreme Court· 1998-08-06· cited 72×
• Walters v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n
  California Supreme Court· 1937-05-27· cited 68×