Smith v. Smith

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that the drafters of the statute at issue “regarded the words ‘a resident of and ‘domiciled in’ as synonymous and interchangeable”
• noting that residence is not a synonym for domicile, and its meaning is dependent upon legislative intent
• noting that the concept of “non-residence,” in certain statutes “has a more factual meaning in contemplating an actual, as distinguished from a constructive or legal residence ... ”
• explaining that “in our codes ‘residence’ is used as synonymous with domicile in the following statutes: sections 243 and 244 of the Government Code, giving the basic rules generally regarded as applicable to domicile”
• “Residence, as used in the law, is a most elusive and indefinite term. It has been variously defined.... To determine its meaning, it is necessary to consider the purpose of the act.”
• “Residence, as used in the law, is a most elusive and indefinite term. . . . To determine its meaning, it is necessary to consider the purpose of the act.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

63 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Cal-Farm Insurance v. Boisseranc
  California Court of Appeal· 1957-06-19· cited 84×
• Walters v. Weed
  California Supreme Court· 1988-04-28· cited 77×
• Owens v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1959-11-03· cited 75×
• Bullock v. City and County of San Francisco
  California Court of Appeal· 1990-06-28· cited 62×
• In Re Marriage of Dick
  California Court of Appeal· 1993-04-26· cited 59×
• Mizner v. Mizner
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1968-04-15· cited 42×
• Fenton v. Board of Directors
  California Court of Appeal· 1984-06-07· cited 39×
• Hillman v. Stults
  California Court of Appeal· 1968-07-12· cited 38×
• In Re Jess Ex Rel. Morelli
  California Court of Appeal· 1970-09-30· cited 33×
• People v. Deay
  California Court of Appeal· 1987-08-20· cited 33×
• People v. Franklin
  California Supreme Court· 1999-05-03· cited 28×
• National Automobile & Casualty Insurance v. Underwood
  California Court of Appeal· 1992-08-28· cited 28×
• Hartford v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1956-12-05· cited 27×
• Whittell v. Franchise Tax Board
  California Court of Appeal· 1964-12-16· cited 25×
• Attorney Grievance Commission v. Joseph
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-10-27· cited 25×
• Miller v. Superior Court
  California Court of Appeal· 1961-09-22· cited 23×
• Utley v. Allstate Insurance
  California Court of Appeal· 1993-10-05· cited 20×
• Turner v. Evers
  Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California· 1973-01-03· cited 20×
• Nelson v. Board of Supervisors
  California Court of Appeal· 1987-03-10· cited 19×
• Amezquita v. Archuleta
  California Court of Appeal· 2002-09-13· cited 19×

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Milliken v. Meyer
  Supreme Court· 1941-01-20· cited 3,141×
• De la Montanya v. De la Montanya
  California Supreme Court· 1896-03-24· cited 146×
• Buxbom v. Smith
  California Supreme Court· 1944-01-18· cited 145×
• Ungemach v. Ungemach
  California Court of Appeal· 1943-10-18· cited 41×
• Estate of Glassford
  California Court of Appeal· 1952-11-12· cited 36×
• Hanson v. Graham
  California Supreme Court· 1890-01-29· cited 34×
• Briggs v. Superior Court
  California Court of Appeal· 1947-08-15· cited 31×
• Allen v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
  California Supreme Court· 1953-07-28· cited 31×
• Pinon v. Pollard
  California Court of Appeal· 1945-05-07· cited 20×
• Lowe v. Ruhlman
  California Court of Appeal· 1945-02-06· cited 12×
• Myrick v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County
  California Supreme Court· 1953-09-25· cited 2×