Category: 1936

  Casserly v. City of Oakland, 6 Cal.2d 64 [S. F. No. 15525. In Bank. April 3, 1936.] NORA CASSERLY, Appellant, v. CITY OF OAKLAND (a Municipal Corporation) et al., Respondents. [S. F. No. 15526. In Bank. April 3, 1936.] A. E. ERNY, Appellant, v. CITY OF OAKLAND (a Municipal Corporation) et al., Respondents. [S. […]

People v. Gosden, 6 Cal.2d 14 [Crim. No. 3897. In Bank. April 1, 1936.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. LOUIS N. GOSDEN, Appellant. COUNSEL Melvin M. Belli for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, Seibert L. Sefton, Deputy Attorney-General, Earl Warren, District Attorney, Charles D. Wehr, Assistant District Attorney, and Warren Olney III, Deputy District Attorney, for Respondent. […]

In re Bush, 6 Cal.2d 43 [Crim. No. 3945. In Bank. April 1, 1936.] In the Matter of the Application of C. E. BUSH for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL E. S. Williams for Petitioner. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and John O. Palstine, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION CURTIS, J. Petitioner seeks a release […]

Middleton v. Newport, 6 Cal.2d 57 [L. A. No. 14295. In Bank. April 1, 1936.] C. O. MIDDLETON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. F. P. NEWPORT et al., Respondents; FRANCES McCOURT, Defendant and Appellant. COUNSEL Anderson & Anderson, W. H. Anderson, Frank M. Gunter, Asa V. Call, H. R. Snyder and Call & Murphey for Appellants. […]

Wattson v. Dillon, 6 Cal.2d 33 [L. A. No. 14405. In Bank. April 1, 1936.] R. A. WATTSON et al., Respondents, v. DAN L. DILLON et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Fred W. Heath for Appellants. Halverson & Halverson and Byron Halverson for Respondents. OPINION SEAWELL, J. Since the petition for hearing was granted by this court […]

People v. Ottey, 5 Cal.2d 714 [Crim. No. 3866. In Bank. March 31, 1936.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. IRWIN B. OTTEY, Appellant. COUNSEL J. W. Lenahan and John H. Thomsen for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Seibert L. Sefton, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. The defendant was charged by information with the […]

Estate of Sherman, 5 Cal.2d 730 [L. A. No. 15425. In Bank. March 31, 1936.] In the Matter of the Estate of LOWELL SHERMAN, Deceased. JULIA LOUISE SHERMAN, Appellant, v. MORRY COHN, Petitioner; CITIZENS’ NATIONAL TRUST & SAVINGS BANK OF LOS ANGELES, as Special Administrator, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Simon & Garbus, Abram Robert Simon and […]

Kane v. Mendenhall, 5 Cal.2d 749 [L. A. No. 14589. In Bank. March 31, 1936.] BETTY KANE, Respondent, v. J. J. MENDENHALL et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Willedd Andrews, Mathes & Sheppard, Robert A. Cushman and J. Stanley Mullin for Appellants. ChaS.E. R. Fulcher and Erwin H. Haas, as Amici Curiae on Behalf of Appellants. Laurence […]

People v. Britton, 6 Cal.2d 7 [Crim. No. 3932. In Bank. March 31, 1936.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. FLOYD C. BRITTON, Appellant. COUNSEL George E. Cloud for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent. OPINION WASTE, C.J. Following his plea of guilty to a charge of kidnaping for the purpose of […]

People v. Britton, 6 Cal.2d 1 [Crim. No. 3933. In Bank. March 31, 1936.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. FLOYD C. BRITTON et al., Appellants. COUNSEL George E. Cloud, Frederic H. Vercoe, Public Defender, and William B. Neeley and Ellery E. Cuff, Deputies Public Defender, for Appellants. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney-General, for […]

People v. Britton, 6 Cal.2d 8 [Crim. No. 3934. In Bank. March 31, 1936.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. FLOYD C. BRITTON et al., Defendants; C. R. RUSSELL, Appellant. COUNSEL Frederic H. Vercoe, Public Defender, and William B. Neeley and Ellery E. Cuff, Deputies Public Defender, for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney-General, […]

Kaufman v. Pacific Indem. Co., 5 Cal.2d 761 [L. A. No. 15503. In Bank. March 31, 1936.] ADOLPHINE L. KAUFMAN, Respondent, v. PACIFIC INDEMNITY COMPANY, Appellant. COUNSEL ChaS.E. R. Fulcher for Appellant. G. A. Bisbee, Harold R. Spence and Lawrence Paul Scherb for Respondent. Benjamin Elconin, as Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Respondent. OPINION SEAWELL, […]

People v. Britton, 6 Cal.2d 10 [Crim. No. 3935. In Bank. March 31, 1936.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. FLOYD C. BRITTON et al., Defendants; ROULAND W. MIKESELL, Appellant. COUNSEL Joseph L. Fainer, Mrs. Gladys Towles Root and R. E. Parsons for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and James S. Howie, Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent. OPINION WASTE, […]

Columbia Cas. Co. v. Industrial Acc. Com., 5 Cal.2d 770 [S. F. No. 15335. In Bank. March 31, 1936.] COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION, BERTHA R. RIDGWAY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Redman, Alexander & Bacon, R. P. Wisecarver and A. B. Weiler for Petitioner. Everett A. Corten for Respondents. OPINION […]

Columbia Casualty Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission., 5 Cal.2d 785 [S. F. No. 15337. In Bank. March 31, 1936.] COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION, SOPHRONIA A. WESTMORELAND et al., Respondents. [S. F. No. 15336. In Bank. March 31, 1936.] COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY (a Corporation), Petitioner v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION, MRS. […]

  Garratt v. Baker, 5 Cal.2d 745 [S. F. No. 15450. In Bank. March 31, 1936.] MAY A. GARRATT, Appellant, v. A. H. BAKER et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Charles H. Sooy for Appellant. T. C. Van Ness, Jr., Charles Dalmage Sooy and H. B. M. Miller, as Amici Curiae on Behalf of Appellant. Christopher M. […]

Adams v. Bell, 5 Cal.2d 697 [L. A. No. 15262. In Bank. March 25, 1936.] THELMA LOUISE ADAMS, Respondent, v. BELLE F. BELL et al., Appellants. COUNSEL A. N. Soliss for Appellants. Hamish B. Eddie and George F. Rankin for Respondent. OPINION CONREY, J. The plaintiff, as judgment creditor of defendant Belle F. Bell, brought […]

Shuey v. Asbury, 5 Cal.2d 712 [L. A. No. 15494. In Bank. March 25, 1936.] OLGA SHUEY, Respondent, v. RUTH ASBURY, Appellant. COUNSEL Joe Crider, Jr., and Clarence B. Runkle for Appellant. [5 Cal.2d 713] Paul Blackwood and Bingham Gray for Respondent. OPINION CONREY, J. Action to recover damages for personal injury. Verdict and judgment […]

Lankton v. Superior Court, 5 Cal.2d 694 [L. A. No. 15563. In Bank. March 25, 1936.] CORINNE ARBUCKLE LANKTON, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Wm. Ellis Lady for Petitioner. Everett W. Mattoon, County Counsel, and Fred M. Cross, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondents. OPINION CURTIS, J. Proceeding […]

Thorne v. McKinley Bros., 5 Cal.2d 704 [Sac. No. 4881. In Bank. March 25, 1936.] CHARLES THORNE et al., Respondents, v. McKINLEY BROTHERS (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL H. G. Crawford for Appellant. William H. Hazell and Joseph C. Sharp for Respondents. OPINION CURTIS, J. The controversy in this case involves the right to the use […]

Guardianship of Steinberg, 5 Cal.2d 674 [L. A. No. 15448. In Bank. March 24, 1936.] In the Matter of the Guardianship of the Estate of SELMA SYLVIA STEINBERG (a Minor). FRIEDA SIEGELMAN, Guardian, etc., Appellant, v. SELMA SYLVIA STEINBERG (a Minor), Respondent. COUNSEL George S. Hupp for Appellant. Alexander W. Staples for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, […]

Stoll v. Stoll, 5 Cal.2d 687 [Sac. No. 4948. In Bank. March 24, 1936.] EDWIN P. STOLL, Appellant, v. JOHN T. STOLL et al., Respondents. COUNSEL White, Miller, Needham, Harber & Mering for Appellant. Downey, Brand & Seymour, Ralph H. Lewis and Frederic R. Pierce for Respondents. OPINION THOMPSON, J. This cause was transferred to […]

Globe Discount Co. v. Ostergard, 5 Cal.2d 673 [L. A. No. 15640. In Bank. March 24, 1936.] GLOBE DISCOUNT COMPANY, Respondent, v. MRS. C. L. OSTERGARD et al., Defendants; OKEY MEADOWS, as Administrator, etc., Appellant. COUNSEL Carl B. Sturzenacker and James R. Jaffray for Appellant. Henry J. Merdink for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Motion to […]

People v. Byers, 5 Cal.2d 676 [Crim. No. 3943. In Bank. March 24, 1936.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. C. L. BYERS, Appellant. COUNSEL Dempster McKee for Appellant. Thomas Whelan, District Attorney, San Diego County, and John T. Holt, Deputy District Attorney, for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. A hearing was granted in this case to give […]

Foster v. Foster, 5 Cal.2d 669 [L. A. No. 15528. In Bank. March 24, 1936.] IVA GILBERTSON FOSTER, Appellant, v. JOHN MORRELL FOSTER, Respondent. COUNSEL Haas, Johnston, Maurseth & Kerrin and Walter F. Haas for Appellant. Gurney E. Newlin and Michael G. Luddy for Respondent. [5 Cal.2d 670] OPINION CURTIS, J. Petitioner seeks a writ […]