Category: 1934

Estate of Lind , 1 Cal.2d 291 [S. F. No. 15057. In Bank. July 17, 1934.] In the Matter of the Estate of C. LIND, Deceased. G. R. SOULE et al., Appellants, v. JOHN J. TAAFFE et al., Executors, etc., Respondents. COUNSEL William Sea, Jr., for Appellants. No appearance for Respondents. OPINION SHENK, J. On […]

Maxwell v. Superior Court , 1 Cal.2d 294 [S. F. No. 15106. In Bank. July 17, 1934.] T. V. MAXWELL et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN MATEO COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Kirkbride, Wilson & Brooks for Petitioners. Carl W. Anderson, Gilbert D. Ferrell and Fred W. Comba for Respondents. [1 Cal.2d […]

Bendix v. Sabin , 1 Cal.2d 284 [S. F. No. 15121. In Bank. July 16, 1934.] AUGUST BENDIX, Appellant, v. JESSE M. SABIN, Respondent; HENRIETTA G. SABIN et al., Defendants. COUNSEL R. E. Hewitt for Appellant. R. A. Rogers for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Motion to dismiss appeal. The trial court rendered judgment against the […]

Smith v. Southern Pacific R. R. Co. , 1 Cal.2d 272 [S. F. No. 14863. In Bank. July 16, 1934.] ARTHUR J. SMITH et al., Appellants, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Owen D. Richardson and Donald B. Richardson for Appellants. Louis Oneal, Arthur G. Shoup and Frank Thunen for Respondent. [1 […]

Wilson v. Johnson , 1 Cal.2d 288 [Sac. No. 4880. In Bank. July 16, 1934.] ALEX E. WILSON, Respondent, v. JACK JOHNSON et al., Defendants; JACK JOHNSON et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Frank J. Fontes for Appellants. Sterling Carr, Louis Glicksberg and Ephriam Adams for Respondent. OPINION PRESTON, J. [1] It is the plain duty of […]

Riley v. Robbins , 1 Cal.2d 285 [L. A. No. 13207. In Bank. July 16, 1934.] RAY L. RILEY, as Controller, etc., Appellant, v. ALBERT C. ROBBINS et al., Respondents. COUNSEL David Tannenbaum and W. H. H. Gentry for Appellant. Dempsey and Mackay and Howard W. Reynolds for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. These proceedings were […]

Smith v. Southern Pacific R. R. Co. , 1 Cal.2d 272 [S. F. No. 14863. In Bank. July 16, 1934.] ARTHUR J. SMITH et al., Appellants, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Owen D. Richardson and Donald B. Richardson for Appellants. Louis Oneal, Arthur G. Shoup and Frank Thunen for Respondent. [1 […]

Julian v. Schwartz , 1 Cal.2d 269 [L. A. No. 14609. In Bank. July 11, 1934.] C. C. JULIAN, Plaintiff, v. W. A. SCHWARTZ, Defendant and Appellant; L. V. REDFIELD et al., Petitioners and Appellants; BARNHART-MORROW, CONSOLIDATED, et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Olson & Olson and J. W. Falkner for Petitioners and Appellants. Hanna & Morton […]

Stoltenberg v. Harveston , 1 Cal.2d 264 [S. F. No. 14799. In Bank. July 11, 1934.] H. P. STOLTENBERG, Respondent, v. JOE HARVESTON et al., Appellants. COUNSEL M. M. Getz and George D. Collins, Jr., for Appellants. Dunn, White & Aiken and Hamilton Wright for Respondent. OPINION CURTIS, J. Action for unlawful detainer by the […]

Diethelm v. Rainey , 1 Cal.2d 245 [S. F. No. 15098. In Bank. July 5, 1934.] ULRICH DIETHELM, Respondent, v. EDWARD RAINEY, as Superintendent, etc., Appellant. COUNSEL Sullivan, Roche, Johnson & Barry for Appellant. Williamson & Wallace for Respondent. Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Alfred Sutro, Eugene M. Prince and A. B. Tanner, as Amici Curiae […]

Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Acc. Com. , 1 Cal.2d 250 [S. F. No. 14950. In Bank. July 5, 1934.] ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION, Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION and JUAN PALMA, Respondents. COUNSEL Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, F. D. Madison and Francis Gill for Petitioner. Arthur I. Townsend, Everett A. Corten and Elmer P. Delany […]

Gerth v. Dominguez , 1 Cal.2d 239 [S. F. No. 15145. In Bank. July 3, 1934.] OTTO A. GERTH et al., Petitioners, v. ROBERT DOMINGUEZ, City Clerk, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Otto A. Gerth, in pro. per., and Roy A. Linn for Petitioners. Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney, and Frederick von Schrader and William H. Neal, […]

Gray v. The State Bar , 1 Cal.2d 226 [S. F. No. 15063. In Bank. July 2, 1934.] BINGHAM GRAY, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Joseph Scott and Jerry Giesler for Petitioner. Philbrick McCoy for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. [1] It appearing that the transaction which formed the basis of the […]

Graf v. Montecito County Water Dist. , 1 Cal.2d 222 [L. A. No. 13029. In Bank. July 2, 1934.] GEORGE GRAF, Appellant, v. MONTECITO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (an Incorporated County Water District), Respondent. CURTIS PAYTON, Appellant, v. MONTECITO COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (an Incorporated County Water District), Respondent. EDWARD W. SANDELL, Appellant, v. MONTECITO COUNTY WATER […]

Kalash v. Los Angeles Ladder Co. , 1 Cal.2d 229 [L. A. No. 12725. In Bank. July 2, 1934.] JOHN KALASH, Respondent, v. LOS ANGELES LADDER COMPANY, Appellant; ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATION (a Corporation), Intervener and Respondent. COUNSEL Dave F. Smith and Birney Donnell for Appellant. Haight & Trippet, Horton & Horton, Joseph K. Horton, Guy […]

Butterfield v. Butterfield , 1 Cal.2d 227 [L. A. No. 14420. In Bank. July 2, 1934.] SYLVIA A. BUTTERFIELD, Respondent, v. WILLIAM L. BUTTERFIELD, Appellant. COUNSEL Lovett K. Fraser for Appellant. Jess G. Sutliff for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. In this action for divorce defendant filed a demurrer and motion for change of venue, but […]

Rosenfeld v. Miller , 1 Cal.2d 206 [L. A. No. 13819. In Bank. July 2, 1934.] A. M. ROSENFELD, Respondent, v. ROBERT MILLER, Appellant. COUNSEL Willcox & Judson, George A. Judson, Heatherly, Orloff, Katz & Lewis, F. W. Heatherly, Joe Orloff and Oregon Smith for Appellant. Loucks & Phister, Harry J. Miller, John Perry Wood […]

California Teachers Assn. v. Collins , 1 Cal.2d 202 [S. F. No. 15192. In Bank. June 30, 1934.] THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (a Corporation) et al., Petitioners, v. CHARLES J. COLLINS, as Registrar of Voters, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL J. M. Mannon, Jr., Allan P. Matthew, John O. Moran and McCutchen, Olney, Mannon & Greene for […]

Voorhees v. Gunsul , 1 Cal.2d 199 [S. F. No. 15113. In Bank. June 29, 1934.] MARIE VOORHEES, Petitioner, v. MYRTELLE L. GUNSUL, as City Auditor, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Nowland M. Reid, City Attorney, Geo. W. Trammell, Jr., Assistant City Attorney, and John O. Palstine, Deputy City Attorney, for Petitioner. Denio, Hart, Taubman & Simpson […]

Voorhees v. Morse , 1 Cal.2d 179 [S. F. No. 15114. In Bank. June 29, 1934.] MARIE VOORHEES, Petitioner, v. H. C. MORSE, as City Treasurer, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Nowland M. Reid, City Attorney, Geo. W. Trammell, Jr., Assistant City Attorney, and John O. Palstine, Deputy City Attorney, for Petitioner. Denio, Hart, Taubman & Simpson […]

Estate of Putnam , 1 Cal.2d 162 [Sac. No. 4751. In Bank. June 28, 1934.] In the Matter of the Estate of ADAM PUTNAM, Deceased. W. M. PUTNAM, Respondent, v. WELLS FARGO BANK & UNION TRUST CO. et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe and Martin Minney, Jr., for Appellants. H. C. Nelson […]

Bankers Trust Co. v. Patton , 1 Cal.2d 172 [L. A. No. 14049. In Bank. June 28, 1934.] BANKERS TRUST COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant, v. FRANCES WEST PATTON et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Overton, Lyman & Plumb for Appellant. Everett W. Mattoon, County Counsel, S. V. O. Prichard and Beach Vasey, Deputy County Counsel, Libby & […]

Smith v. Schuttpelz , 1 Cal.2d 158 [L. A. No. 14042. In Bank. June 28, 1934.] LOUIS H. SMITH et al., Respondents, v. PAUL SCHUTTPELZ et al., Defendants, and FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF EAST SAN GABRIEL (a National Banking Association), Appellant. COUNSEL Michael G. Luddy for Appellant. H. Sidney Laughlin for Respondents. OPINION WASTE, C.J. […]

County of San Diego v. Davis , 1 Cal.2d 145 [L. A. No. 14653. In Bank. June 26, 1934.] COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO (a Political Subdivision of the State of California), Appellant, v. A. LEAMAN DAVIS, Respondent. COUNSEL Thomas Whelan, District Attorney, and Edward W. Goodman, Deputy District Attorney, for Appellant. Hillyer & Boldman for […]