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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Green v. Superior Court, 517 P.2d 1168 (1974)

Citation
Green v. Superior Court, 517 P.2d 1168 (1974)
Parent Document
Green v. Superior Court, 517 P.2d 1168 (1974)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1974-01-15

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(1968) 69 Cal.2d 108 [70 Cal.Rptr. 97, 443 P.2d 561, 32 A.L.R.3d 496].) In taking a similar step today, we do not exercise a novel prerogative, but merely follow the well-established duty of common law courts to reflect contemporary social values and ethics. As Justice Cardozo wrote in his celebrated essay “The Growth of the Law” chapter V, pages 136-137: “A rule which in its origin was the creation of the courts themselves, and was supposed in the making to express the mores of the day, may be abrogated by courts when the mores