Category: 1937

County of Kern v. Woody, 9 Cal.2d 534 [S. F. No. 15902. In Bank. September 1, 1937.] COUNTY OF KERN, Petitioner, v. S. A. WOODY, as County Auditor, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Thomas Scott, District Attorney, W. A. McGwin, Assistant District Attorney, Everett W. Mattoon, County Counsel (Los Angeles), and J. H. O’Connor, Assistant County Counsel […]

People v. Patubo, 9 Cal.2d 537 [Crim. No. 4104. In Bank. September 1, 1937.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. SENCIO PATUBO, Appellant. COUNSEL Stanley K. Lawson and J. P. Muller for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Seibert L. Sefton, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION WASTE, C.J. Defendant Sencio Patubo, a 25-year-old Filipino, was charged by […]

Christin v. Superior Court, 9 Cal.2d 526 [L. A. No. 16126. In Bank. August 27, 1937.] ESTELLE PORTER CHRISTIN et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL Guthrie & Darling and Charles A. Christin for Petitioners. [9 Cal.2d 528] Everett W. Mattoon, County Counsel, Fred M. Cross and E. O. […]

Coffin v. Odd Fellows Hall Assn., 9 Cal.2d 521 [Sac. No. 5077. In Bank. August 27, 1937.] EMMA COFFIN, Respondent, v. ODD FELLOWS HALL ASSOCIATION OF MODESTO (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Dennett & Zion for Appellant. Cleary & Zeff for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. This litigation arose over the conflicting claims of the parties to […]

  Rozewski v. Simpson, 9 Cal.2d 515 [Sac. No. 4895. In Bank. August 25, 1937.] KARL ROZEWSKI et al., Appellants, v. J. J. SIMPSON, Respondent. COUNSEL W. E. Davies and J. E. Ebert for Appellants. Homer Lingenfelter for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a judgment entered in an action […]

Big Jim Mines, Inc., v. Superior Court, 9 Cal.2d 503 [L. A. No. 16264. In Bank. August 24, 1937.] BIG JIM MINES, INC. (a Corporation), et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL Emmett A. Tompkins for Petitioners. Everett W. Mattoon, County Counsel, Douglas De Coster, Chief Deputy County Counsel, […]

Kaloutsis v. Maltos, 9 Cal.2d 493 [Sac. No. 4816. In Bank. August 24, 1937.] PETER KALOUTSIS et al., Appellants, v. S. MALTOS et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Edward T. Taylor for Appellants. No appearance for Respondents. OPINION LANGDON, J. This is an action to enjoin a proceeding pending between the parties in the justice’s court. Plaintiffs […]

Bank of America National T. & S. Assn. v. Hill, 9 Cal.2d 495 [Sac. No. 5061. In Bank. August 24, 1937.] BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION (a Corporation), Appellant, v. THEO. K. HILL et al., Respondents. COUNSEL J. A. Pardee, Chenoweth & Leininger and Louis Ferrari for Appellant. Carter, Barrett, Finley & […]

People v. Biggs, 9 Cal.2d 508 [Crim. No. 4100. In Bank. August 24, 1937.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. MARTIN V. BIGGS et al., Defendants; HENRY C. GROSECLOSE, Appellant. COUNSEL R. A. Newell and Hugh G. Maddox for Appellant. Gladys Towles Root, as Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Paul D. McCormick, […]

Morris v. Poundstone, 9 Cal.2d 485 [Sac. No. 5114. In Bank. August 24, 1937.] MARY E. MORRIS, Respondent, v. MARION POUNDSTONE et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Thomas Rutledge, A. C. Huston and Horace B. Wulff for Appellants. Clark, Nichols & Eltse for Respondent. OPINION SEAWELL, J. Defendants appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of […]

People v. Dutton, 9 Cal.2d 505 [Crim. No. 4110. In Bank. August 24, 1937.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. CHARLES DUTTON, Appellant. COUNSEL Morris Lavine for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Paul D. McCormick, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION LANGDON, J. Defendant was charged with the violation of section 476a of the Penal Code, and […]

Herbert v. Lankershim, 9 Cal.2d 409 [L. A. No. 15762. In Bank. August 23, 1937.] IRENE HERBERT, Respondent, v. DORIA C. LANKERSHIM et al., Executors, etc., Appellants. COUNSEL J. Wiseman Macdonald, in pro. per., Edward M. Auslender, Loeb, Walker & Loeb, Irving M. Walker, Milton H. Schwartz, Herman F. Selvin and John W. Preston for […]

Buckman v. Tucker, 9 Cal.2d 403 [Sac. No. 5126. In Bank. August 23, 1937.] K. A. BUCKMAN, Appellant, v. IDA TUCKER, as Executrix, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL J. O. Stemmler and Walter F. Lynch for Appellant. Charles P. Snyder and George F. Snyder for Respondent. OPINION SEAWELL, J. David Thompson, since deceased, on September 8, 1934, […]

People v. McGuire, 9 Cal.2d 399 [Crim. No. 4102. In Bank. August 14, 1937.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. CHARLES McGUIRE, Appellant. COUNSEL No appearance for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Wilmer W. Morse, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION CURTIS, J. Defendant was charged with the murder of Max Krall by an information filed against […]

English v. English, 9 Cal.2d 358 [L. A. No. 14947. In Bank. July 30, 1937.] REVEL L. ENGLISH, Respondent, v. MARY W. ENGLISH, etc., Appellant. COUNSEL William Ellis Lady for Appellant. John Perry Wood for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. A hearing was granted in this case after decision by the District Court of Appeal, Third […]

Larue W. & W. Co. v. Board of Port Commrs., 9 Cal.2d 397 [S. F. No. 15687. In Bank. July 30, 1937.] LARUE WHARF AND WAREHOUSE COMPANY (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND, Respondent. COUNSEL Breed, Burpee & Robinson for Petitioner. Markell C. Baer, Port Attorney, Robert M. […]

McGuire v. Baird, 9 Cal.2d 353 [L. A. No. 16189. In Bank. July 30, 1937.] ANNA TERESA McGUIRE, Appellant, v. DR. MARION W. BAIRD, Respondent. COUNSEL Henry G. Bodkin for Appellant. W. C. Gilbert for Respondent. OPINION CURTIS, J. This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment in favor of defendant based upon […]

Otis v. Los Angeles County, 9 Cal.2d 366 [L. A. No. 15944. In Bank. July 30, 1937.] E. G. OTIS, as Receiver, etc., Respondent, v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY (a Body Corporate and Politic), Appellant. COUNSEL Everett W. Mattoon, County Counsel, and J. H. O’Connor, Assistant County Counsel, for Appellant. Meserve, Mumper, Hughes & Robertson for […]

Board of Port Commrs. v. Williams, 9 Cal.2d 381 [S. F. No. 15623. In Bank. July 30, 1937.] BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND et al., Petitioners, v. HARRY G. WILLIAMS, as Auditor, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Markell C. Baer, Port Attorney, Robert M. Ford, Assistant Port Attorney, and W. Reginald Jones, Assistant […]

  Mery v. Superior Court, 9 Cal.2d 379 [S. F. No. 15799. In Bank. July 30, 1937.] JACOB L. MERY, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Thomas D. Aitken for Petitioner. Myron Harris and R. J. Darter for Respondents. OPINION EDMONDS, J. This case was first heard and decided by […]

Anglo Cal. Nat. Bank v. Leland, 9 Cal.2d 347 [S. F. No. 15719. In Bank. July 29, 1937.] THE ANGLO CALIFORNIA NATIONAL BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO (a National Banking Corporation), Petitioner, v. FRANCES S. LELAND, as Tax Collector, etc., et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Young, Hudson & Rabinowitz for Petitioner. M. R. Van Wormer, District Attorney, […]

Koyer v. Detroit F. & M. Ins. Co., 9 Cal.2d 336 [L. A. No. 16149. In Bank. July 28, 1937.] A. S. KOYER, Respondent, v. DETROIT FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN (a Michigan Corporation), Appellant. A. S. KOYER, Respondent, v. PACIFIC NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Keyes […]

Scott v. Industrial Acc. Com., 9 Cal.2d 315 [L. A. No. 16146. In Bank. July 27, 1937.] ELLA HARRIET SCOTT et al., Petitioners, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION et al., Respondents. COUNSEL James E. Martin, Clifton Hildebrand, Louis E. Goodman and Louis H. Brownstone for Petitioners. Paul Blackwood, as Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Petitioner. E. […]

Reese v. Smith, 9 Cal.2d 324 [L. A. No. 16158. In Bank. July 27, 1937.] LOVELLA REESE, Respondent, v. E. F. SMITH, Appellant. COUNSEL Swaffield & Swaffield, W. Torrence Stockman and Owen Meredith for Appellant. Stevens Fargo and George W. Fenimore for Respondent. OPINION NOURSE, J., pro tem. The plaintiff sued for injuries alleged to […]

Alexander v. State Capital Co., 9 Cal.2d 304 [S. F. No. 15702. In Bank. July 26, 1937.] A. D. ALEXANDER et al., Respondents, v. STATE CAPITAL COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Defendants; CALIFORNIA MUTUAL BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION (a Corporation) et al., Appellants. COUNSEL D. T. Jenkins, Walter Carrington and Fred A. Wool for Appellants. […]