Category: 1934

Bierlich v. Unger , 1 Cal.2d 587 [L. A. No. 14665. In Bank. October 2, 1934.] JULIUS BIERLICH, Respondent, v. WALTER L. UNGER et al., Defendants; SEABOARD SURETY CORPORATION OF AMERICA (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Arthur T. Stollmack and Samuel H. Weissberg for Appellant. William Schreier for Respondent. OPINION LANGDON, J. This action is brought […]

People v. Grana , 1 Cal.2d 565 [Crim. No. 3769. In Bank. October 2, 1934.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. GIOVANNINA GRANA, Appellant. COUNSEL Harold A. Fendler, Frank L. Kostlan and Le Roy Anderson for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney-General, Buron Fitts, District Attorney, Frank W. [1 Cal.2d 567] Stafford, Deputy District Attorney, […]

City of Los Angeles v. Allen , 1 Cal.2d 572 [L. A. No. 14730. In Bank. October 2, 1934.] THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES (a Municipal Corporation), Respondent, v. WALTER ALLEN et al., Defendants; HAROLD LLOYD CORPORATION (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL R. C. Gortner for Appellant. Ray L. Chesebro and Erwin P. Werner, City Attorneys, […]

Greenzweight v. Title Guar. & Tr. Co. , 1 Cal.2d 577 [L. A. No. 13476. In Bank. October 2, 1934.] W. E. GREENZWEIGHT, as Administrator, etc., Respondent, v. TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Charles I. Baker, Arch. H. Vernon, Gilbert E. Harris and Charles H. Brock for Appellants. Joseph […]

Goodall v. Brite , 1 Cal.2d 583 [L. A. No. 14714. In Bank. October 2, 1934.] O. P. GOODALL et al., Respondents, v. PERRY BRITE et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Borton & Petrini, Thomas Scott, District Attorney, and W. A. McGinn, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellants. Matthew S. Platz, Siemon, Claflin & Maas, Alfred Siemon and […]

?McCall v. Superior Court , 1 Cal.2d 527 [L. A. No. 14531. In Bank. October 1, 1934.] THADDEUS D. McCALL, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL M. W. Conkling for Petitioner. Harry W. Horton and S. L. McCrory for Respondent. OPINION PRESTON, J. By this proceeding we are required to redeclare the […]

Davis v. Security-First National Bank , 1 Cal.2d 541 [L. A. No. 14232. In Bank. October 1, 1934.] ETHEL DAVIS, Appellant, v. SECURITY-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL W. H. Douglass for Appellant. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, H. F. Prince and Keith Bullitt for Respondents. OPINION PRESTON, J. Appeal […]

Sour v. Superior Court , 1 Cal.2d 542 [L. A. No. 14720. In Bank. October 1, 1934.] GEORGE SOUR et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL J. L. Hofflund for Petitioners. Liggett & Liggett for Respondents. OPINION SHENK, J. The following opinion of the District Court of Appeal, […]

People v. Rameriz , 1 Cal.2d 559 [Crim. No. 3735. In Bank. October 1, 1934.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JUSTO RAMERIZ, Appellant. COUNSEL Edward L. Davin for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and James S. Howie, Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent. OPINION CURTIS, J. The defendant, Justo Rameriz, was convicted in the Superior Court of the County […]

Livingstone v. MacGillivray , 1 Cal.2d 546 [L. A. No. 13908. In Bank. October 1, 1934.] BARD LIVINGSTONE, Appellant, v. R. W. MacGILLIVRAY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Grant Holcomb for Petitioner. Fred A. Wilson for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. The petitioner sued to compel the payment of his salary as assistant superintendent and foreman, a […]

McCall v. Superior Court , 1 Cal.2d 527 [L. A. No. 14531. In Bank. October 1, 1934.] THADDEUS D. McCALL, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL M. W. Conkling for Petitioner. Harry W. Horton and S. L. McCrory for Respondent. OPINION PRESTON, J. By this proceeding we are required to redeclare the […]

People v. Sisson , 1 Cal.2d 510 [Crim. No. 3743. In Bank. September 28, 1934.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. EULOGIO B. SISSON, Appellant. COUNSEL J. E. Ebert and J. R. Lazarus for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Seibert L. Sefton, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION LANGDON, J. The defendant in this case was charged […]

People v. Lami , 1 Cal.2d 497 [Crim. No. 3725. In Bank. September 26, 1934.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. MIKE LAMI, Appellant. COUNSEL No appearance for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, for Respondent. OPINION WASTE, C.J. Appellant appeals from a judgment sentencing him to suffer the extreme penalty. The judgment is based upon the verdict of […]

Quigley v. Nash , 1 Cal.2d 502 [Sac. No. 4781. In Bank. September 26, 1934.] ETHEL H. QUIGLEY, Appellant, v. EARL L. NASH, Administrator, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL J. E. Pardee for Appellant. R. M. Hardy for Respondent. OPINION CURTIS, J. Action to recover on two claims presented against the estate of Paul A. Quigley, deceased. […]

Busing v. Pierson , 1 Cal.2d 493 [L. A. No. 14766. In Bank. September 24, 1934.] H. B. BUSING, as Administrator, etc., Respondent, v. GEORGE M. PIERSON et al., Defendants; CATHERINE A. McKENNA, Appellant. COUNSEL Catherine A. McKenna, in pro. per., for Appellant. Edwin J. Miller for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Respondent moves to dismiss […]

?Busing v. Pierson , 1 Cal.2d 495 [L. A. No. 14507. In Bank. September 24, 1934.] H. B. BUSING, as Administrator, etc., Respondent, v. GEORGE M. PIERSON et al., Defendants; CATHERINE A. McKENNA, Appellant. COUNSEL Catherine A. McKenna, in pro. per., and J. Irving McKenna for Appellant. [1 Cal.2d 496] Edwin J. Miller for Respondent. […]

Mortensen v. Fairbanks , 1 Cal.2d 489 [L. A. No. 14697. In Bank. September 14, 1934.] LaVAUGHN L. MORTENSEN, Respondent, v. F. C. FAIRBANKS et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Paul Nourse and Forrest A. Betts for Appellants. Wheeler & Wackerbarth, Henry O. Wackerbarth and Henry E. Carter for Respondent. OPINION WASTE, C.J. Judgment went for the […]

Blaine v. Board of Supervisors , 1 Cal.2d 486 [S. F. No. 15258. In Bank. September 14, 1934.] JAMES S. BLAINE, Petitioner, v. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ALAMEDA COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL J. E. Hood for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. Petition for writ of mandate to compel the respondent […]

Holmes Invest. Co. v. Bd. of Supervisors , 1 Cal.2d 482 [S. F. No. 15244. In Bank. September 13, 1934.] THE HOLMES INVESTMENT COMPANY (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Robert M. Searls, Jesse H. Steinhart, J. S. Lamson and Francis […]

East Bay M. U. Dist. v. Dept. of Public Works , 1 Cal.2d 476 [S. F. No. 15056. In Bank. September 11, 1934.] EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT (a Municipal Utility District), Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Respondents; CALAVERAS PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, Intervener. COUNSEL T. P. Wittschen, […]

Boyd v. Jordan , 1 Cal.2d 468 [S. F. No. 15243. In Bank. September 8, 1934.] HAROLD J. BOYD, Petitioner, v. FRANK C. JORDAN, Secretary of State, Respondent. COUNSEL Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro for Petitioner. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Robert W. Harrison, Chief Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent. Curtis Hillyer, Irve C. Boldman and Patrick Francis […]

Vela v. Huberty , 1 Cal.2d 466 [S. F. No. 15235. In Bank. September 7, 1934.] W. H. VELA, Petitioner, v. LEOTTA M. HUBERTY, Registrar of Voters of Amador County, et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Cooley, Crowley & Supple for Petitioner. Ralph McGee, District Attorney, T. P. Wittschen, Special Counsel, and A. L. Pierovich for Respondents. […]

Willett v. Jordan , 1 Cal.2d 461 [S. F. No. 15232. In Bank. September 5, 1934.] RUSSELL C. WILLETT, Petitioner, v. FRANK C. JORDAN, as Secretary of State, etc., Respondent; PERCY PURVIANCE, Intervener. COUNSEL Frank L. Guerena for Petitioner. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Robert W. Harrison, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. M. Jos. McGranaghan for […]

Guardianship of Crossley , 1 Cal.2d 460 [L. A. No. 14368. In Bank. August 31, 1934.] In the Matter of the Guardianship of the Estate of CARRIE C. CROSSLEY, an Incompetent Person. CARRIE C. CROSSLEY, Appellant, v. ELIZABETH S. ELIEL, Respondent. COUNSEL Charles J. Wendland for Appellant. Elliot Gibbs for Respondent. OPINION WASTE, C.J. This […]

Callahan v. Hahnemann Hospital , 1 Cal.2d 447 [S. F. No. 15076. In Bank. August 29, 1934.] JOSEPHINE N. S. CALLAHAN, Respondent, v. HAHNEMANN HOSPITAL et al., Defendants; THOMAS H. McGAVACK et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Redman, Alexander & Bacon and Herbert Chamberlin for Appellants. Garton D. Keyston, Grove J. Fink and M. Mitchell Bourquin for […]