Category: 1939

Leslie v. Federal Finance Co., Inc. , 14 Cal.2d 73 [L. A. No. 16302. In Bank. July 24, 1939.] CHARLES C. L. LESLIE et al., Plaintiffs; CATHERINE L. LESLIE, Appellant, v. FEDERAL FINANCE COMPANY, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Olson & Ahlport, Olson & Olson and Robert Clifton for Appellant. Forgy, Reinhaus & Forgy and […]

Byington v. Superior Court , 14 Cal.2d 68 [S. F. No. 16169. In Bank. July 22, 1939.] LEWIS F. BYINGTON et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF STANISLAUS COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL John J. O’Toole, City Attorney, Dion R. Holm, Assistant City Attorney, and A. E. Chandler for Petitioners. Sloss, Turner & Finney, […]

Baker v. Gibson , 14 Cal.2d 59 [Sac. No. 5084. In Bank. July 21, 1939.] M. D. BAKER, Appellant, v. N. M. GIBSON et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Carter, Barrett, Finley & Carlton and Oliver J. Carter for Appellant. Chenoweth & Leininger for Respondents. OPINION THOMPSON, J., pro tem. The plaintiff brought suit to terminate a […]

Wilson v. Cherokee Drift Min. Co. , 14 Cal.2d 56 [Sac. No. 5219. In Bank. July 21, 1939.] ALEX E. WILSON, Appellant, v. CHEROKEE DRIFT MINING COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Sterling Carr for Appellant. J. F. Good for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. This is an action to cancel an assessment on shares […]

Goddard v. Security Title Ins. & Guar. Co. , 14 Cal.2d 47 [L. A. No. 16709. In Bank. July 20, 1939.] HERBERT M. GODDARD, Respondent, v. SECURITY TITLE INSURANCE AND GUARANTEE COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Mitchell, Silberberg, Roth & Knupp and Guy Knupp for Appellant. O’Melveny, Tuller & Myers and Louis W. […]

Manning v. Gavin , 14 Cal.2d 44 [S. F. No. 16204. In Bank. July 20, 1939.] H. E. MANNING, Appellant, v. CONSTANCE MAY GAVIN, Respondent. COUNSEL Philip R. McEnerney for Appellant. Leslie L. Heap, Jr., and J. Thaddeus Cline for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. This is a motion to dismiss an appeal from a judgment […]

  Collins v. Bridge Investment Co. , 14 Cal.2d 41 [S. F. No. 16129. In Bank. July 18, 1939.] CLARICE McC. COLLINS, Appellant, v. BRIDGE INVESTMENT CO. (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Alfred J. Hennessy for Appellant. Elliot W. Seymour and D. C. Murphy for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. Appellant moves for an order […]

In re Rothrock , 14 Cal.2d 34 [Crim. No. 4200. In Bank. July 12, 1939.] In the Matter of the Application of DONALD A. ROTHROCK for Writs of Audita Querela and Coram Nobis, etc. [Crim. No. 4201. In Bank. July 12, 1939.] In the Matter of the Application of DONALD A. ROTHROCK for a Writ […]

People v. Lariscy , 14 Cal.2d 30 [Crim. No. 4208. In Bank. July 12, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JOSEPH LARISCY et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Joe Orloff, Paul Pearlin, Richard Kittrelle and Carl W. Minton for Appellants. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, and Eugene M. Elson, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Defendants have appealed […]

People v. Parman , 14 Cal.2d 17 [Crim. No. 4215. In Bank. July 11, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. EVERETT GILBERT PARMAN, Appellant. COUNSEL Thomas F. Sargent for Appellant. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, and J. Q. Brown, Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. The defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Placer County on […]

Feinberg v. One Doe Co. , 14 Cal.2d 24 [L. A. No. 17051. In Bank. July 11, 1939.] ISRAEL FEINBERG et al., Respondents, v. ONE DOE COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Defendants; LEO S. VOGEL et al., Appellants. COUNSEL David L. Sefman, Jerome D. Rosenfield and Fred Vogel for Appellants. J. H. O’Connor, County Counsel, […]

Pacific Coast etc. Land Bank v. Jones , 14 Cal.2d 8 [Sac. No. 5236. In Bank. July 10, 1939.] PACIFIC COAST JOINT STOCK LAND BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO (a Corporation), Plaintiff and Respondent, v. C. LEE JONES et al., Defendants and Respondents; PACIFIC BROOM CORN COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Klein & Clarke […]

People v. Braun , 14 Cal.2d 1 [Crim. No. 4230. In Bank. July 8, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. GEORGE BRAUN, Appellant. COUNSEL Morris Lavine for Appellant. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Burdette J. Daniels, Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent. [14 Cal.2d 3] OPINION EDMONDS, J. The defendant was charged by the district attorney […]

Longley v. Brooks , 13 Cal.2d 754 [Sac. No. 5085. In Bank. June 30, 1939.] LENA LONGLEY, as Executrix, etc., et al., Appellants, v. EMERY E. BROOKS, Respondent. COUNSEL Keyes & Erskine, W. B. Ryder and J. Benton Tulley for Appellants. Brown & Chamberlain for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This was an action to quiet […]

McDonough v. Goodcell , 13 Cal.2d 741 [S. F. No. 16202. In Bank. June 29, 1939.] PETER P. McDONOUGH et al., Petitioners, v. REX B. GOODCELL, as Insurance Commissioner, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Leon Samuels and Charles H. Brennan for Petitioners. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, Earl Warren, Attorney-General, Neil Cunningham, Deputy Attorney-General, and Walter K. Olds, Deputy […]

People v. Mahoney , 13 Cal.2d 729 [L. A. No. 16757. In Bank. June 28, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. PAUL MAHONEY, Respondent. COUNSEL U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Paul D. McCormick, Deputy Attorney- General. Maurice J. Hindin for Respondent. Wyckoff, Gardner & Parker and Hubert Wyckoff, Jr., as Amici Curiae, on Behalf of Respondent. OPINION […]

Estate of Slack , 13 Cal.2d 721 [S. F. No. 16001. In Bank. June 27, 1939.] In the Matter of the Estate of CORA C. SLACK, Deceased. JOSEPHINE A. SPARKS et al., Appellants, v. JENNIE B. RENWICK et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Charles C. Boynton for Appellants. W. A. Bradenburger and Wm. A. White for Respondents. […]

Estate of Rattray , 13 Cal.2d 702 [L. A. No. 16529. In Bank. June 27, 1939.] In the Matter of the Estate of ELIZABETH RATTRAY, Deceased. Honorable MATTHEW MURPHY, Consul of the Irish Free State, etc., Appellants, v. MARY ANN RENNIE et al., Respondents. COUNSEL John B. Ehlen, Lloyd R. Massey and Ralph Edgington for […]

People v. Davenport , 13 Cal.2d 681 [Crim. No. 4158. In Bank. June 22, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. NOEL DAVENPORT, Respondent. COUNSEL U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, Earl Warren, Attorney-General, Walter L. Bowers, Deputy Attorney-General, Buron Fitts, District Attorney (Los Angeles County), and A. H. Van Cott, Deputy District Attorney, for Appellant. Edwin M. Daugherty, Commissioner […]

Werner v. The State Bar , 13 Cal.2d 666 [L. A. No. 16779. In Bank. June 22, 1939.] ERWIN P. WERNER, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Erwin P. Werner, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Philbrick McCoy for Respondent. OPINION CURTIS, J. By a notice to show cause and a subsequent supplemental […]

Nesbitt v. Bolz , 13 Cal.2d 677 [S. F. No. 16252. In Bank. June 22, 1939.] W. H. NESBITT, City Clerk, etc., Petitioner, v. EMIL BOLZ, Councilman, etc., et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Burke, Hickson, Burke & Marshall for Petitioner. James C. Bone for Respondents. OPINION EDMONDS, J. By this proceeding in mandamus petitioner, who is […]

  Estate of Allshouse , 13 Cal.2d 691 [L. A. No. 16535. In Bank. June 22, 1939.] In the Matter of the Estate of VIOLA L. ALLSHOUSE, Deceased. SARAH DAVIS et al., Appellants, v. HARRY A. ALLSHOUSE, Jr., Respondent. COUNSEL Eckman & Lindstrom, Ralph G. Lindstrom, Arthur W. Eckman and R. L. Moore for Appellants. […]

Jersey Maid Milk Products Co. v. Brock , 13 Cal.2d 620 [L. A. No. 16986. In Bank. June 8, 1939.] JERSEY MAID MILK PRODUCTS CO., INC. (a Corporation), et al., Respondents, v. A. A. BROCK, Director of Agriculture, etc., Appellant. COUNSEL U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, Earl Warren, Attorney-General, and Walter L. Bowers, Deputy Attorney-General, for Appellant. […]

Jersey Maid Milk Products Co. v. Brock , 13 Cal.2d 661 [L. A. No. 17004. In Bank. June 8, 1939.] JERSEY MAID MILK PRODUCTS CO., INC. (a Corporation), et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. A. A. BROCK, Director of Agriculture, etc., et al., Defendant and Respondent; WESTERN MOLSTEIN FARMS, INC. (a Corporation), et al., Interveners […]

Longway v. Newbery , 13 Cal.2d 603 [L. A. No. 15892. In Bank. June 2, 1939.] CLAUDE J. LONGWAY, Appellant, v. CAD M. NEWBERY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL J. K. Wilson for Appellant. Anderson & Anderson for Respondent Newbery. Arch H. Vernon, Earl E. Johnson and Lawrence L. Otis for Respondents Title Insurance and Trust […]