Category: 1937

Mitchell Camera Corp. v. Fox Film Corp., 8 Cal.2d 192 [L. A. No. 15681. In Bank. January 28, 1937.] MITCHELL CAMERA CORPORATION (a Corporation), Appellant, v. FOX FILM CORPORATION (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Call & Murphey, Guy T. Graves, Robert B. Murphey, Alex W. Davis and Roy C. Bonebrake for Appellant. Alfred Wright and Gordon […]

Drapeau v. Fullerton Securities Corp., 8 Cal.2d 189 [L. A. No. 14639. In Bank. January 23, 1937.] LOUIS C. DRAPEAU, Building and Loan Commissioner, etc., Appellant, v. FULLERTON SECURITIES CORPORATION, LTD. (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Clock, McWhinney & Clock, James C. Ingebretson, Roland Tognazzini and Roscoe C. Andrews for Appellant. Elliott & Aberle, H. W. […]

Reclamation Dist. No. 833 v. Quigley, 8 Cal.2d 183 [Sac. No. 5012. In Bank. January 22, 1937.] RECLAMATION DISTRICT No. 833, Respondent, v. T. L. QUIGLEY et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Seth Millington for Appellants. Arthur B. Eddy and Elmer W. Armfield for Respondent. OPINION THOMPSON, J. The plaintiff instituted this action against the defendant, T. […]

Belcher v. Aaron, 8 Cal.2d 180 [Sac. No. 5074. In Bank. January 21, 1937.] RICHARD BELCHER, Respondent, v. C. F. AARON et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Tobin & Tobin, Rich, Weis & Carlin and Geo. A. Clough for Appellants. [8 Cal.2d 181] Richard Belcher, in pro. per., for Respondent. OPINION WASTE, C.J. Pending the prosecution of […]

Moore v. Bowes, 8 Cal.2d 162 [S. F. No. 15660. In Bank. January 20, 1937.] DAISY A. MOORE et al., Respondents, v. W. K. BOWES et al., Defendants; W. K. BOWES et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Arnold C. Lackenbach for Appellants. Rogers, Clark & O’Brien, William A. O’Brien and Freidenrich & Selig for Respondents. OPINION SHENK, […]

Dr. Miles C. Co. v. Sontag C. Stores Co., 8 Cal.2d 178 [L. A. No. 14236. In Bank. January 20, 1937.] Dr. MILES CALIFORNIA COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant, v. SONTAG CHAIN STORES COMPANY, LTD. (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Newlin & Ashburn and Edward S. Rogers for Appellant. Landels, Weigel & Crocker as Amici Curiae on […]

Estate of St. John, 8 Cal.2d 175 [Sac. No. 5026. In Bank. January 20, 1937.] In the Matter of the Estate of JOHN L. St. JOHN, etc., Deceased. A. F. SOUZA, Jr., Appellant, v. ROY S. DUGGINS, Public Administrator, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Glenn D. Newton for Appellant. [8 Cal.2d 176] L. C. Smith for Respondent. […]

Tapley v. State Bar, 8 Cal.2d 167 [L. A. No. 15874. In Bank. January 20, 1937.] PAUL E. TAPLEY, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Paul E. Tapley, in pro. per., on Behalf of Petitioner. [8 Cal.2d 169] Philbrick McCoy for Respondent. OPINION CURTIS, J. The Board of Governors of The State […]

Holbrook v. Board of Directors, etc., 8 Cal.2d 158 [L. A. No. 16178. In Bank. January 15, 1937.] G. A. HOLBROOK, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Charles L. Childers and D. B. Roberts for Petitioner. Harry W. Horton and George R. Kirk for Respondents. OPINION EDMONDS, J. […]

People v. Ziady, 8 Cal.2d 149 [Crim. No. 4051. In Bank. January 15, 1937.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. ZINIE ZIADY, Respondent. COUNSEL U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney-General, Buron Fitts, District Attorney, and A. H. Van Cott, Deputy District Attorney, for Appellant. [8 Cal.2d 150] Samuel Schwartz and P. Talbot Hannigan for Respondent. OPINION […]

Fraser v. Carman-Ryles, 8 Cal.2d 143 [L. A. No. 15116. In Bank. January 14, 1937.] LILLIAN R. FRASER, Plaintiff, Cross-Defendant and Respondent, v. ETHEL CARMAN-RYLES et al., Defendants, Cross-Complainants, Cross- Defendants and Appellants; HATTIE LEE SCHACHTRUPP, Defendant, Cross- Complainant and Respondent. COUNSEL Call & Murphey, Robert B. Murphey and Walter E. Bennett, for Appellants. L. […]

People v. Marble, 8 Cal.2d 139 [Crim. No. 4048. In Bank. January 14, 1937.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WILLARD MARBLE, Appellant. COUNSEL Donald MacKay for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, James S. Howie and R. S. McLaughlin, Deputies Attorney-General, for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. The defendant was charged by indictment with the grand theft of five […]

Gale v. State Bar, 8 Cal.2d 147 [L. A. No. 15873. In Bank. January 14, 1937.] GORDON M. GALE, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Leonard Wilson for Petitioner. Philbrick McCoy for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. The petitioner was charged with unprofessional conduct as defined by subdivision 5 of section 287 of […]

?People v. Pacren, 8 Cal.2d 136 [Crim. No. 4067. In Bank. January 12, 1937.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. PETRONILO PACREN, Appellant. COUNSEL No appearance for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Wilmer W. Morse, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION WASTE, C.J. An information was filed against this defendant charging him on the first count with […]