Category: 1939

People v. Yalo , 13 Cal.2d 765 [Crim. No. 4166. In Bank. April 10, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. LUCELO YALO, Appellant. COUNSEL Gladys Towles Root and Morris Lavine for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and James S. Howie, Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent. OPINION OF THE COURT Memorandum THE COURT. The defendant herein pleaded guilty to […]

  People v. Lewis , 13 Cal.2d 280 [Crim. No. 4167. In Bank. April 10, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WILLIAM HOYT LEWIS, Appellant. COUNSEL Gladys Towles Root and Morris Lavine for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, R. S. McLaughlin, Deputy Attorney-General, and James S. Howie, Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent. OPINION SEAWELL, J. This appeal came […]

Agudo v. County of Monterey , 13 Cal.2d 285 [S. F. No. 16134. In Bank. April 10, 1939.] LOUIS AGUDO, Appellant, v. COUNTY OF MONTEREY, Respondent. COUNSEL Alfred J. Hennessy for Appellant. Long & Levit, as Amici Curiae, on Behalf of Appellant. Anthony Brazil, District Attorney, for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. The appeal in this […]

Rodman v. Superior Court , 13 Cal.2d 262 [Sac. No. 5269. In Bank. April 7, 1939.] ELI RODMAN, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEVADA COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL George R. Andersen for Petitioner. Vernon Stoll, District Attorney, for Respondents. OPINION HOUSER, J. In substance, the essential facts which appear in a petition that […]

Arellano v. City of Burbank , 13 Cal.2d 248 [L. A. No. 16923. In Bank. April 6, 1939.] MIKE ARELLANO et al., Respondents, v. CITY OF BURBANK (a Municipal Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Ralph W. Swagler, City Attorney, for Appellant. Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney (Los Angeles), Frederick Von Schrader and Leon T. David, Assistants City […]

Kennedy v. The State Bar , 13 Cal.2d 236 [S. F. No. 16061. In Bank. March 30, 1939.] KARL F. KENNEDY, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR, Respondent. COUNSEL Karl F. Kennedy, in pro. per., Frank Curran and Andrew J. Copp, Jr., for Petitioner. Philbrick McCoy for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. On January 12, 1938, the […]

Associated Constructors v. Paonessa , 13 Cal.2d 241 [L. A. No. 16926. In Bank. March 30, 1939.] ASSOCIATED CONSTRUCTORS, INC. (a Corporation), Plaintiff, v. ALFRED E. PAONESSA et al., Respondents; HAROLD FISCH et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Edward Flam for Appellants. Ralph D. Paonessa, Hal Hughes and G. Vernon Brumbaugh for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. On […]

People v. Smith , 13 Cal.2d 223 [Crim. No. 4197. In Bank. March 24, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WILLIAM G. SMITH, Appellant. COUNSEL Albert L. Wagner and Kenneth G. McGilvray for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, and J. Q. Brown, Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent. OPINION CURTIS, J. The defendant was found guilty of murder in […]

PEOPLE v. D’ANGELO , 13 Cal.2d 203 [Crim. No. 4207. In Bank. March 24, 1939.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. PASQUALE D’ANGELO, Appellant. COUNSEL Carl H. Allen and J. Bruce Fratis for Appellant. U.S. Webb, Attorney-General, William F. Cleary, Deputy Attorney-General, Matthew Brady, District Attorney, and Harmon D. Skillin, Assistant District Attorney, for Respondent. OPINION THE […]

Engelking v. Carlson , 13 Cal.2d 216 [S. F. No. 16099. In Bank. March 24, 1939.] CHARLEY H. ENGELKING, Appellant, v. F. J. CARLSON et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Clark, Nichols & Eltse for Appellant. Call & Stearns, as Amici Curiae, on Behalf of Appellant. Myron Harris, William H. Older and John Jewett Earle for Respondents. […]

Loewenberg v. Schneider , 13 Cal.2d 234 [L. A. No. 16425. In Bank. March 24, 1939.] BERTHA LOEWENBERG, Appellant, v. EDWARD J. SCHNEIDER et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Arthur C. Arnold, Elias Mansfield, Anthony C. Kolda and Elon Gilbert Galusha for Appellant. Taylor, Kolliner, Bolton & Schwartz for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. The respondents have presented […]

Glover v. The State Bar , 13 Cal.2d 229 [L. A. No. 16972. In Bank. March 24, 1939.] GEORGE A. GLOVER, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR, Respondent. COUNSEL George A. Glover, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Philbrick McCoy for Respondent. OPINION WASTE, C.J. Three charges of professional misconduct involving moral turpitude were filed with the […]

In re Charles Joe Jung , 13 Cal.2d 199 [S. F. No. 15835. In Bank. March 22, 1939.] In the Matter of CHARLES JOE JUNG, a Member of The State Bar. COUNSEL Philbrick McCoy for Petitioner. Charles Joe Jung, in pro. per., and I. M. Peckham for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. On this rehearing, we […]

Anderson-Cottonwood I. Dist. v. Klukkert , 13 Cal.2d 191 [Sac. No. 5231. In Bank. March 21, 1939.] ANDERSON-COTTONWOOD IRRIGATION DISTRICT (a Public Corporation), Appellant, v. JOHN KLUKKERT, as County Assessor, etc., et al., Respondents. COUNSEL L. C. Smith for Appellant. Harry W. Horton, Hankins & Hankins, C. F. Metteer, Arvin B. Shaw, Jr., Thomas C. […]

Dougherty v. Cal. Kettleman Oil R., Inc. , 13 Cal.2d 174 [S. F. No. 16022. In Bank. March 21, 1939.] F. C. DOUGHERTY, Respondent, v. CALIFORNIA KETTLEMAN OIL ROYALTIES, INC. (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL William M. Abbott, William M. Cannon, Joseph F. Leonard, Michael F. Shannon and Thomas A. Wood for Appellant. Sullivan, Roche & […]

Gruber v. Pacific States Savings & Loan Co. , 13 Cal.2d 144 [S. F. No. 16103. In Bank. March 16, 1939.] JOHN K. GRUBER, Respondent, v. PACIFIC STATES SAVINGS AND LOAN COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL John L. Mace and Roy D. Reese for Appellant. Milo Ayer and Pierce & Sherwin for Respondent. OPINION WASTE, […]

Berry v. Maywood Mutual Water Co. Number One , 13 Cal.2d 185 [L. A. No. 16924. In Bank. March 21, 1939.] VICTOR A. BERRY, Appellant, v. MAYWOOD MUTUAL WATER COMPANY NUMBER ONE (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Victor A. Berry, in pro. per., and Earl Blodgett for Appellant. H. W. Shaw, Pearson C. Schaefer and S. […]

  Long Beach Drug Co. v. United Drug Co. , 13 Cal.2d 158 [L. A. No. 16748. In Bank. March 20, 1939.] LONG BEACH DRUG COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent, v. UNITED DRUG COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Joseph Scott and J. Howard Zieman for Appellant. Earl E. Moss and James E. Pawson for Respondent. OPINION […]

Signer v. State Bar , 13 Cal.2d 151 [L. A. No. 16971. In Bank. March 16, 1939.] ALBERT J. SIGNER, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Albert J. Signer, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Philbrick McCoy for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Petitioner was cited to appear before local administrative committee number four, […]

Wright v. Security-First National Bank , 13 Cal.2d 139 [L. A. No. 16681. In Bank. March 14, 1939.] S. B. WRIGHT et al., Appellants, v. SECURITY-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES (a National Banking Association), Respondent. COUNSEL Morris Lavine for Movants. Homer C. Compton in Opposition to Motion. OPINION WASTE, C.J. The plaintiffs and appellants […]

Simon Newman Co. v. Tully , 13 Cal.2d 134 [Sac. No. 5227. In Bank. March 14, 1939.] SIMON NEWMAN COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent, v. ALICE TULLY, Appellant. COUNSEL Edward Bickmore and Thomas W. Firby for Appellant. Richard S. Goldman for Respondent. OPINION SEAWELL, J. Defendant appeals from a judgment quieting plaintiff’s title to land in […]

Braun v. Brown , 13 Cal.2d 130 [L. A. No. 16889. In Bank. March 9, 1939.] TERESA A. BRAUN, Respondent, v. BEN H. BROWN, Administrator, etc., et al., Defendants; RAYMOND G. ASSMAN, Appellant. COUNSEL Canepa & Castruccio, C. M. Castruccio and Horace W. Danforth for Appellant. J. Marion Wright and Owen E. Kupfer for Respondent. […]

Gavin v. Landfair Realty Corp. , 13 Cal.2d 56 [L. A. No. 16776. In Bank. March 3, 1939.] JAMES M. GAVIN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LANDFAIR REALTY CORPORATION (a Corporation), Defendant and Appellant. COUNSEL W. C. Smith and Everett H. Smith for Plaintiff and Appellant. Glen Behymer and D. Howard Painter for Defendant and Appellant. […]

Southern Pacific Co. v. Railroad Com. , 13 Cal.2d 89 [S. F. No. 15980. In Bank. March 3, 1939.] SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL James E. Lyons and R. E. Wedekind for Petitioner. [13 Cal.2d 93] I. H. Pfaffenberger, Elmer Westlake, Edwin […]

Southern Pacific Co. v. Railroad Com. , 13 Cal.2d 125 [S. F. No. 16007. In Bank. March 3, 1939.] SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL James E. Lyons and R. E. Wedekind for Petitioner. O’Melveny, Tuller & Myers and Homer I. Mitchell, as […]