Category: 1936

Bixby v. Security-First Nat. Bank, 7 Cal.2d 424 [L. A. No. 15063. In Bank. September 18, 1936.] ELIZABETH IRVING BIXBY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SECURITY-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES (a Corporation) et al., Respondents; LILLIAN ODISHO BAJON, Defendant and Appellant. COUNSEL James Donovan and Edgar L. Bishop for Appellants. Denio, Hart, Taubman & Simpson […]

Home v. Kramer, 7 Cal.2d 361 [L. A. No. 15810. In Bank. September 15, 1936.] PAUL K. HOME, as Trustee, etc., Respondent, v. NATHAN KRAMER et al., Defendants; FRANK GORBACH, Appellant. COUNSEL Mark F. Jones and W. L. Engelhardt for Appellant. Craig & Weller, Thomas S. Tobin and Charles A. Deffebach for Respondent. OPINION WASTE, […]

Gilgert v. Stockton Port District, 7 Cal.2d 384 [Sac. No. 5034. In Bank. September 15, 1936.] GEORGE F. GILGERT, Respondent, v. STOCKTON PORT DISTRICT et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Louttit, Marceau & Louttit, Thomas S. Louttit and Orrick, Palmer & Dahlquist for Appellants. Hubert H. Briggs and Frederick L. Felton for Respondent. OPINION PULLEN, J., pro […]

Van Tiger v. Superior Court, 7 Cal.2d 377 [L. A. No. 15832. In Bank. September 15, 1936.] RUTH VAN TIGER, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL Marcus L. Roberts for Petitioner. Everett W. Mattoon, County Counsel, Frank G. Finlayson and George S. Dennison for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. [1] The […]

Shattuck v. St. Francis Hotel & Apts., 7 Cal.2d 358 [L. A. No. 15849. In Bank. September 15, 1936.] EDWARD S. SHATTUCK, as Special Administrator, etc., Respondent, v. ST. FRANCIS HOTEL AND APARTMENTS (a Corporation) et al., Defendants; FANNIE B. SHERFY et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Chase, Barnes & Chase for Appellants. Edward S. Shattuck, in […]

Andrews v. Reidy, 7 Cal.2d 366 [L. A. No. 14861. In Bank. September 15, 1936.] C. L. ANDREWS et al., Respondents, v. P. M. REIDY, Appellant. COUNSEL I. Henry Harris and I. Henry Harris, Jr., for Appellant. Maurice R. Carey, John A. Gorfinkel, Lloyd Hummel, O’Melveny, Tuller & Myers, Louis W. Myers, Mathes & Sheppard, […]

Gladding v. Superior Court, 7 Cal.2d 408 [L. A. No. 15865. In Bank. September 15, 1936.] J. D. D. GLADDING, as Executor, etc., et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Clarke & Bowker, James C. Hollingsworth and Dixie Dunnigan for Petitioners. Robert Kingsley and Russell D. Garner […]

Matulich v. Marlo Investment Co., 7 Cal.2d 374 [L. A. No. 15894. In Bank. September 15, 1936.] JERRY MATULICH, Appellant, v. MARLO INVESTMENT COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Earl Oakley for Appellant. L. J. Styskal for Respondent. [7 Cal.2d 375] OPINION CURTIS, J. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment determining that by the adoption by the […]

Estate of Duncan, 7 Cal.2d 364 [S. F. No. 15607. In Bank. September 15, 1936.] In the Matter of the Estate of ERNEST C. DUNCAN, Deceased. EMMA C. DUNCAN, Appellant, v. LUCY N. DUNCAN, as Administratrix, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL A. Don Duncan for Appellant. Walter H. Linforth and William M. Cannon for Respondent. OPINION THE […]

Newcomb v. City of Newport Beach, 7 Cal.2d 393 [L. A. No. 15141. In Bank. September 15, 1936.] SARAH ANNE NEWCOMB, Respondent, v. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH (a Municipal Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Roland Thompson for Appellant. Edward V. Jones and James W. Bell for Respondent. OPINION SEAWELL, J. Plaintiff brought this action against the City […]

  Estate of Wright, 7 Cal.2d 348 [L. A. No. 14673. In Bank. September 10, 1936.] In the Matter of the Estate of LORENZO B. WRIGHT, Deceased. CHARLOTTE JOSEPHINE HINDMARCH, Appellant, v. MAUD WRIGHT ANGELL, Respondent. COUNSEL Stewart & Stewart for Appellant. McKenna & McKenna, Catherine A. McKenna and J. Irving McKenna for Respondent. OPINION […]

Linstead v. Superior Court, 7 Cal.2d 347 [S. F. No. 15738. In Bank. September 4, 1936.] W. J. LINSTEAD et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MENDOCINO COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL Hale McCowen for Petitioners. No appearance for Respondent. [7 Cal.2d 348] OPINION THE COURT. [1] The petition for review is denied for the reason […]

Estate of Kemball, 7 Cal.2d 773 [L. A. No. 15691. In Bank. September 4, 1936.] In the Matter of the Estate of GEORGE H. KEMBALL, Deceased. EVERETT W. MATTOON et al., Appellants, v. VIOLET MANDE KEMBALL et al., Respondents. [L. A. No. 15692. In Bank. September 4, 1936.] In the Matter of the Estate of […]

In re Scaranino, 7 Cal.2d 309 [Crim. No. 4004. In Bank. September 2, 1936.] In the Matter of the Application of MANNIE SCARANINO for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Arthur J. Healy for Petitioner. Leo A. Sullivan, John G. Robertson and A. K. Whitton, as Amici Curiae on Behalf of Petitioner. Matthew Brady, District […]

People v. Glendale & Montrose Ry. Co., 7 Cal.2d 313 [Sac. No. 4934. In Bank. September 2, 1936.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. GLENDALE AND MONTROSE RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant. COUNSEL O’Melveny, Tuller & Myers, William W. Clay and James M. Irvine, Jr., for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and R. L. Chamberlain, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. […]

Ballinger v. Ballinger, 7 Cal.2d 307 [S. F. No. 15665. In Bank. September 2, 1936.] MINNA MAYBELLE BALLINGER, Respondent, v. WARREN N. BALLINGER, Appellant. COUNSEL George K. Ford and Simpson Finnell, Jr., for Appellant. Frederick W. Kant and Horace T. Beverly for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. After trial, and in accordance with the allegations of […]

City of Lodi v. East Bay Mun. Utility Dist., 7 Cal.2d 316 [Sac. No. 4874. In Bank. September 2, 1936.] CITY OF LODI (a Municipal Corporation), Respondent, v. EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT (a Public Corporation) et al., Appellants. COUNSEL T. P. Wittschen, L. W. Irving, Harold Raines, George F. McNoble, Thomas J. Straub, William […]

City of Dunsmuir v. Porter, 7 Cal.2d 269 [S. F. No. 15627. In Bank. August 31, 1936.] CITY OF DUNSMUIR (a Municipal Corporation), Petitioner, v. C. O. PORTER, as City Treasurer, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Henry McGuinness, City Attorney, and H. A. Postlethwaite for Petitioner. Samuel W. Gardiner for Respondent. [7 Cal.2d 272] OPINION CURTIS, J. […]

Swanson v. Siem, 7 Cal.2d 267 [Sac. No. 5001. In Bank. August 31, 1936.] ELMER SWANSON, Appellant, v. JESSICA SIEM, Executrix, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Hjelm & Hjelm for Appellant. William N. Graybiel for Respondent. OPINION LANGDON, J. [1] In a prior action, plaintiff, surviving member of a partnership, sued defendant, widow of the deceased partner, […]

Fowler v. Ozcoidi, 7 Cal.2d 268 [Sac. No. 5017. In Bank. August 31, 1936.] CECIL FOWLER, Respondent, v. PEDRO OZCOIDI, Appellant. COUNSEL A. A. George and Robert M. Wash for Appellant. Preston & Braucht for Respondent. OPINION LANGDON, J. This is an action to enjoin defendant and appellant from interfering with possession of land or […]

City of Redwood City v. Myers, 7 Cal.2d 283 [S. F. No. 15614. In Bank. August 31, 1936.] CITY OF REDWOOD CITY (a Municipal Corporation), Petitioner, v. B. E. MYERS, as City Treasurer, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Albert Mansfield, George Herrington, W. J. Kenney and Orrick, Palmer & Dahlquist for Petitioner. Ernest A. Wilson, Rudolph A. […]

Anderson v. Anderson, 7 Cal.2d 265 [Sac. No. 4909. In Bank. August 31, 1936.] AUGUST ANDERSON, Respondent, v. INA L. ANDERSON, Appellant. COUNSEL James D. Meredith and William L. Shaw for Appellant. Ware & Ware for Respondent. OPINION LANGDON, J. Plaintiff was married to Wilhelmine Hanson in 1893, and the marriage was never dissolved. In […]

Corporation of America v. Johnson, 7 Cal.2d 295 [Sac. No. 4910. In Bank. August 31, 1936.] CORPORATION OF AMERICA (a Corporation) et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CHARLES G. JOHNSON, as State Treasurer, etc., Defendant and Appellant. COUNSEL Louis Ferrari, J. A. Cereghino, O’Melveny, Tuller & Myers and Louis W. Myers for Plaintiffs and Appellants. […]

People v. Chamberlain, 7 Cal.2d 257 [Crim. No. 4002. In Bank. August 28, 1936.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ALBERT CHAMBERLAIN, Appellant. COUNSEL L. R. Lambert and C. W. Anderson for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, Ralph H. Cowing, Deputy Attorney-General, W. F. Cowan, District Attorney of Sonoma County, and Toland C. McGettigan, Assistant District Attorney, for […]

Jurich v. The State Bar, 7 Cal.2d 261 [L. A. No. 15800. In Bank. August 28, 1936.] ANTHONY JURICH, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Anthony Jurich, in pro. per., on Behalf of Petitioner. Philbrick McCoy for Respondent. OPINION WASTE, C.J. The board of governors of The State Bar has adopted the […]