Legal Opinion
McCain v. Sheridan
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 7, 1958No. Civ. 17762PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDraper, J.
Petitioner (termed “plaintiff” in his petition for writ of mandate) had been a police officer of the city of Richmond for 14 years, and in 1956 held the rank of sergeant. He was assigned to the records division of the department May 6, 1956. Among the duties of that division was the receipt of cash bail. On May 14 it developed that $263 cash bail, received May 5 and presumably placed in the cash drawer on that day, was missing. On May 18 a like amount was found to be missing. The $526 shortage was the subject of newspaper stories. Seventeen employees of the police department were assigned to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. CarterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
- Christal v. Police CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
- People v. WochnickCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- People v. AragonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- People v. PorterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Pasadena Police Officers Assn. v. City of PasadenaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- Long Beach City Employees Assn. v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
- Eshelman v. BlubaumCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1977
- Szmaciarz v. State Personnel BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Molino v. Board of Public SafetySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
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