Category: 1939

Story v. Christin , 14 Cal.2d 592 [L. A. No. 17199. In Bank. November 10, 1939.] CHARLES W. STORY, Appellant, v. ESTELLE PORTER CHRISTIN et al., Respondents. [14 Cal.2d 593] COUNSEL Clyde C. Shoemaker, Winthrop O. Gordon and William J. Currer, Jr., for Appellant. Charles A. Christin and Guthrie & Darling for Respondents. OPINION EDMONDS, […]

Evans v. Superior Court , 14 Cal.2d 563 [S. F. No. 16245. In Bank. November 9, 1939.] RALPH EVANS, as Building and Loan Commissioner, etc., Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Respondents. [S. F. No. 16268. In Bank. November 9, 1939.] RALPH W. EVANS, as Building and […]

Coan v. Superior Court , 14 Cal.2d 591 [S. F. No. 16329. In Bank. November 9, 1939.] ERNEST G. COAN, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Hales & Hales for Petitioner. OPINION THE COURT. [1] This is a petition to review an order of the Superior Court granting a […]

People v. Greig , 14 Cal.2d 548 [Crim. No. 4234. In Bank. November 9, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. RODNEY GREIG, Appellant. COUNSEL Charles H. Brennan and Leo A. Sullivan for Appellant. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, and F. Walter French, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION CURTIS, J. The appellant herein was charged with the crime […]

People v. Smith , 14 Cal.2d 541 [Crim. No. 4235. In Bank. October 30, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. LLOYD W. SMITH, Appellant. COUNSEL James F. Gaffney for Appellant. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, and F. Walter French, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. The proceedings which resulted in a judgment imposing the death penalty […]

People v. Williams , 14 Cal.2d 532 [Crim. No. 4254. In Bank. October 27, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JAMES CHARLES WILLIAMS, Appellant. COUNSEL Earl Warren, Attorney-General, William F. Cleary, Deputy Attorney-General, and Earl Redwine, District Attorney, for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. On his arraignment for plea on a charge of having murdered two men, […]

West Coast Advertising Co. v. San Francisco , 14 Cal.2d 516 [S. F. No. 15949. In Bank. October 26, 1939.] WEST COAST ADVERTISING COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent, v. THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO (a Municipal Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL John J. O’Toole, City Attorney, and Walter A. Dold, Chief Deputy City Attorney, for Appellant. […]

Benson v. Gardner , 14 Cal.2d 526 [L. A. No. 17268. –. October 26, 1939.] MARK BENSON, Appellant, v. CHARLES GARDNER et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Herbert Cutler Brown for Appellant. C. Ibeson Sweet for Respondents. OPINION KNIGHT, J., pro tem. Respondents move to dismiss the appeal herein upon the grounds that no transcript has been […]

Bulcke v. Superior Court , 14 Cal.2d 510 [L. A. No. 16804. In Bank. October 16, 1939.] GERMAN BULCKE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Gladstein, Grossman & Margolis, Ben Margolis, Gallagher, Wirin & Johnson and A. L. Wirin for Petitioner. J. H. O’Connor, County Counsel, Douglas De […]

Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Harper , 14 Cal.2d 379 [L. A. No. 17226. In Bank. October 5, 1939.] PACIFIC INDEMNITY COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant, v. R. T. HARPER et al., Defendants; W. A. MOSES, Respondent. COUNSEL Charles E. R. Fulcher for Appellant. C. H. Hartke and Freeman R. Brant for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This […]

Wahlenmaier v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County , 14 Cal.2d 799 [L. A. No. 16805. In Bank. October 16, 1939.] V. WAHLENMAIER, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Gladstein, Grossman & Margolis, Gallagher, Wirin & Johnson and Ben Margolis for Petitioner. Newlin & Ashburn, A. W. Ashburn, […]

Bridges v. Superior Court , 14 Cal.2d 464 [S. F. No. 16174. In Bank. October 16, 1939.] HARRY R. BRIDGES, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL Gallagher, Wirin & Johnson, Gladstein, Grossman & Margolis, Charles J. Katz and A. L. Wirin for Petitioner. J. H. O’Connor, County Counsel, Douglas De […]

  The Housing Authority v. Dockweiler , 14 Cal.2d 437 [L. A. No. 17273. In Bank. October 11, 1939.] THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Petitioner, v. ISIDORE B. DOCKWEILER, Chairman of Housing Authority, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL J. H. O’Connor, County Counsel, and Beach Vasey and Edward H. Gaylord, Deputy County Counsel, […]

Connard v. Pacific Elec. Railway Co. , 14 Cal.2d 375 [L. A. No. 17257. In Bank. October 5, 1939.] CHARLES H. CONNARD, Appellant, v. PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Laurence B. Martin and Curtis G. Bird for Appellant. Frank Karr, E. E. Morris, C. W. Cornell and O. O. Collins […]

People v. Perry , 14 Cal.2d 387 [Crim. No. 4248. In Bank. October 5, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ROBERT C. PERRY, Appellant. COUNSEL No appearance for Appellant. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, R. S. McLaughlin, Deputy Attorney-General, James B. Abbey, District Attorney, H. Pitts Mack, Deputy District Attorney, and Hervey & Holt for Respondent. [14 Cal.2d […]

People v. Lisenba , 14 Cal.2d 403 [Crim. No. 4068. In Bank. October 5, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. MAJOR RAYMOND LISENBA, Appellant. COUNSEL William J. Clark, Morris Lavine, R. E. Parsons and Samuel L. Rummel for Appellant. [14 Cal.2d 406] U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, Earl Warren, Attorney-General, Warner I. Praul, Deputy Attorney-General, Buron Fitts, District […]

Thomas v. Thomas , 14 Cal.2d 355 [L. A. No. 16055. In Bank. October 2, 1939.] SUZETTE THOMAS, Appellant, v. CLYDE THOMAS, Respondent. COUNSEL William Ellis Lady and H. Dexter McKay for Appellant. Horowitz & McCloskey for Respondent. OPINION PULLEN, J., pro tem. By a divorce decree of the Superior Court of the County of […]

Westberg v. Willde , 14 Cal.2d 360 [L. A. No. 17094. In Bank. October 2, 1939.] EDWARD WESTBERG et al., Respondents, v. STANLEY H. WILLDE et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Parker & Stanbury, Harry D. Parker and Vernon W. Hunt for Appellant Willde. Richard E. Reese for Appellant Talsky. F. Eldred Boland and Knight, Boland & […]

Schildwachter v. City of Compton , 14 Cal.2d 342 [L. A. No. 15919. In Bank. September 27, 1939.] HARRY B. SCHILDWACHTER, Appellant, v. THE CITY OF COMPTON et al., Respondents. COUNSEL A. N. Soliss for Appellant. Ralph K. Pierson, City Attorney, for Respondents. OPINION SHENK, J. This is an action by a taxpayer and elector […]

Carpenter v. Glenn-Colusa Irr. Dist. , 14 Cal.2d 338 [Sac. No. 5193. In Bank. September 27, 1939.] SAMUEL L. CARPENTER, Jr., Insurance Commissioner, etc., Appellant, v. GLENN-COLUSA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, Respondent. COUNSEL W. Coburn Cook for Appellant. Hankins & Hankins and P. J. Minasian for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This is an action by the holder […]

Glenn v. State Bar , 14 Cal.2d 318 [L. A. No. 17132. In Bank. September 20, 1939.] TOM L. GLENN, Jr., Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Fred O. Reed for Petitioner. Philbrick McCoy for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This is a proceeding to review the recommendation of the Board of Governors […]

Light v. State Bar , 14 Cal.2d 328 [L. A. No. 17253. In Bank. September 20, 1939.] JOHN E. LIGHT, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL J. E. Light, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Philbrick McCoy for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Founded upon several complaints which theretofore had been made against him […]

Stockburger v. Dolan , 14 Cal.2d 313 [L. A. No. 17151. In Bank. September 19, 1939.] R. R. STOCKBURGER, Respondent, v. FRANCIS H. DOLAN et al., Appellants. [L. A. No. 17150. In Bank. September 19, 1939.] FRANCIS H. DOLAN et al., Appellants, v. R. R. STOCKBURGER et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Edward C. Purpus for Appellants. […]

People v. Cordova , 14 Cal.2d 308 [Crim. No. 4220. In Bank. September 18, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JESSIE J. CORDOVA, Appellant. COUNSEL Clarke A. Walker and Edgar G. Langford for Appellant. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, and R. S. McLaughlin, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. Pursuant to the provisions of section 1239 […]

Hart v. Jordan , 14 Cal.2d 288 [S. F. No. 16296. In Bank. September 14, 1939.] BLAIR HART, Jr., Petitioner, v. FRANK C. JORDAN, as Secretary of State, etc., et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Gregory, Hunt & Melvin, Darwin Bryan and Hanna & Morton for Petitioner. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, Robert W. Harrison, Chief Deputy Attorney- General, […]