Category: 1940

Jackson v. Master Holding Corporation , 16 Cal.2d 824 [L. A. No. 17395. In Bank. December 30, 1940.] EMMA JACKSON, Appellant, v. MASTER HOLDING CORPORATION (a Corporation) et al., Defendants; TURLOCK GUARANTEE BUILDING-LOAN ASSOCIATION (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL F. W. Sawyer for Appellant. T. B. Scott, E. H. Zion and William N. Graybiel […]

Pacific Coast etc. Bank v. Roberts , 16 Cal.2d 800 [Sac. No. 5273. In Bank. December 26, 1940.] PACIFIC COAST JOINT STOCK LAND BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO, Appellant, v. DAVID L. ROBERTS et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Everett C. McKeage and Richard M. Leonard for Appellant. A. L. Cowell, Hawkins & Hawkins, Harry W. Horton, Thos. […]

Estate of Kalt , 16 Cal.2d 807 [L. A. No. 16728. In Bank. December 26, 1940.] In the Matter of the Estate of ELLA W. KALT, Deceased. EARL D. KALT et al., Appellants, v. LEO V. YOUNGWORTH, as Administrator, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Wolfson & Swetow, Burnett Wolfson, Earl I. Swetow and Herbert Schwab for Appellant. […]

Ward v. City of Monrovia , 16 Cal.2d 815 [L. A. No. 16494. In Bank. December 26, 1940.] HARRISON R. WARD, Appellant, v. CITY OF MONROVIA (a Municipal Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Alvan M. Palmer, Laurence B. Martin, Earl G. Read, Hewitt & Anderson and Samuel Reisman, for Appellant. [16 Cal.2d 817] Paul F. […]

Estate of Watkins , 16 Cal.2d 793 [L. A. No. 17331. In Bank. December 24, 1940.] In the Matter of the Estate of JEAN WATKINS, Deceased. WILLIAM ELMER WATKINS et al., Appellants, v. LAURENCE KEELE, Respondent. COUNSEL J. E. Simpson and Simpson & Simpson for Appellants. Faries & McDowell, as Amicus Curiae, on Behalf of […]

Bay Cities Transit Co. v. Los Angeles , 16 Cal.2d 772 [L. A. No. 17195. In Bank. December 23, 1940.] BAY CITIES TRANSIT COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES (a Municipal Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Hector P. Baida for Appellant. [16 Cal.2d 773] Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, Donahue, Richards & […]

Los Angeles Ry. Corp. v. Los Angeles , 16 Cal.2d 779 [L. A. No. 17460. In Bank. December 23, 1940.] LOS ANGELES RAILWAY CORPORATION (a Corporation), Respondent, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES (a Municipal Corporation) et al., Appellants. [16 Cal.2d 780] COUNSEL Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney, and Frederick von Schrader, Assistant City Attorney, for […]

Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Cleverdon , 16 Cal.2d 788 [L. A. No. 16322.?In Bank.?December 23, 1940.] PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (a Corporation), Plaintiff, v. SUSANNAH G. CLEVERDON, Appellant; W. A. STREET, Respondent. COUNSEL Robert L. Faucett, Winterer & Ritchie and E. Winterer for Appellant. Wayne R. Millington, Leo V. Youngworth and J. […]

Carroll v. Carroll , 16 Cal.2d 761 [L. A. Nos. 16427, 16471. In Bank. December 21, 1940.] CATHERINE M. CARROLL, Appellant, v. RAYMOND A. CARROLL et al., Defendants; THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL C. C. Caswell and Charles E. McGinnis for Appellant. Arch. H. Vernon, George W. Adams […]

Woodard v. State Bar , 16 Cal.2d 755 [L. A. No. 17546. In Bank. December 20, 1940.] E. H. WOODARD, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Gerard Remington for Petitioner. Claude Minard for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Petitioner was cited to appear before a local administrative committee of The State Bar and […]

Dept. of Water & Power v. Inyo Chem. Co. , 16 Cal.2d 744 [L. A. No. 17016. In Bank. December 20, 1940.] DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Plaintiffs, v. INYO CHEMICAL COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Defendants; E. R. YOUNG, Respondent; STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Intervenor and Appellant. […]

People v. Silver , 16 Cal.2d 714 [Crim. No. 4312. In Bank. December 18, 1940.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. GAIL BRADFORD SILVER, Appellant. COUNSEL Henry Brouillette and Raymond E. Hodge for Appellant. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, and Bayard Rhone, Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent. OPINION CARTER, J. Defendant herein was charged by information with the crime of […]

Katenkamp v. Superior Court , 16 Cal.2d 696 [S. F. No. 16449. In Bank. December 16, 1940.] J. F. KATENKAMP, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL Leland Crawford and J. F. Goux for Petitioner. Heany, Price, Postel & Parma for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Petitioner and other persons, owners of […]

Walsh v. Railroad Commission , 16 Cal.2d 691 [L. A. No. 17569. In Bank. December 4, 1940.] E. A. WALSH et al., Petitioners, v. THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Paul H. Bruns for Petitioners. W. Jos. McFarland, Assistant City Attorney, and John L. Bland, Deputy City Attorney, for […]

Walsh v. Railroad Commission , 16 Cal.2d 691 [L. A. No. 17569. In Bank. December 4, 1940.] E. A. WALSH et al., Petitioners, v. THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Paul H. Bruns for Petitioners. W. Jos. McFarland, Assistant City Attorney, and John L. Bland, Deputy City Attorney, for […]

Estate of Northcutt , 16 Cal.2d 683 [L. A. No. 17113. In Bank. December 3, 1940.] In the Matter of the Estate of CARRIE L. NORTHCUTT, Deceased. FOREST G. SMITH, as Executor, etc., Appellant, v. ROBBIE NELSON DEWAR, Respondent. COUNSEL Helen King for Appellant. Hansen & Sweeney and E. D. Yeomans for Respondent. OPINION THE […]

Taylor v. Pole , 16 Cal.2d 668 [L. A. No. 17283. In Bank. December 2, 1940.] AUSTIN H. TAYLOR et al., Appellants, v. RUPERT POLE et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Richard A. Dunnigan and Burton B. Crane for Appellant. Nourse & Jones and Paul Nourse for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. Plaintiffs, husband and wife, brought this […]

Metropolitan Water Dist. v. Adams , 16 Cal.2d 676 [L. A. No. 17512. In Bank. December 2, 1940.] THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (a Municipal Corporation), Appellant, v. E. BENNETT ADAMS et al., Respondents. COUNSEL James H. Howard, General Counsel, Arthur A. Weber, Assistant General Counsel, Charles C. Cooper, Jr., Donald M. Keith, […]

Lovell v. Deyoe , 16 Cal.2d 650 [L. A. Nos. 17627, 17628. In Bank. November 29, 1940.] CAROLINE A. LOVELL, Appellant, v. J. W. DEYOE et al., Respondents. (Two Cases.) COUNSEL Guy B. Graham for Appellant. Lewis D. Collings and Edgar C. Smith for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. In each of the above-entitled matters, a […]

People v. Agnew , 16 Cal.2d 655 [Crim. No. 4309. In Bank. November 29, 1940.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. R. W. AGNEW, Appellant. COUNSEL R. W. Agnew, in pro. per., and Cantillon & Glover and Thomas B. Sawyer for Appellant. [16 Cal.2d 658] Earl Warren, Attorney-General, and R. S. McLaughlin, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. […]

Sunset Oil Co. v. Marshall Oil Co. , 16 Cal.2d 651 [L. A. No. 17487. In Bank. November 29, 1940.] SUNSET OIL COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent, v. MARSHALL OIL COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL J. U. Hemmi and James R. Jaffray for Appellant. Mitchell, Silberberg, Roth & Knupp and C. E. Erkel for Respondent. OPINION […]

Beard v. Beard , 16 Cal.2d 645 [L. A. No. 16921. In Bank. November 28, 1940.] MARY L. BEARD, Respondent, v. FRANK A. BEARD, Appellant. COUNSEL Euler & Subith, Louis J. Euler and Lois R. Mead for Appellant. Luther F. Opelt for Respondent. [16 Cal.2d 647] OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Respondent brought suit against appellant in […]

People ex rel. Chapman v. Rapsey , 16 Cal.2d 636 [S. F. No. 16379. In Bank. November 27, 1940.] THE PEOPLE ex rel. B. C. CHAPMAN, Appellant, v. RUDOLPH A. RAPSEY, Respondent. COUNSEL Earl Warren, Attorney-General, Leon French and F. Walter French, Deputies Attorney-General, and Kirkbride & Wilson for Appellant. J. W. Coleberd for Respondent. […]

Robbins Inv. Co., Inc., v. Annandale Inc. , 16 Cal.2d 623 [L. A. No. 17584. In Bank. November 26, 1940.] ROBBINS INVESTMENT CO., INC. (a Corporation), Appellant, v. ANNANDALE INCORPORATED (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Neil S. McCarthy, Earl L. Banta, Howard P. Hall and F. W. Peck for Appellant. M. J. Rankin and […]

Glickman v. New York Life Ins. Co. , 16 Cal.2d 626 [L. A. No. 16078. In Bank. November 26, 1940.] SOL GLICKMAN, Appellant, v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Irving S. Baltimore and Abe Feldman for Appellant. Meserve, Mumper & Hughes and E. Avery Crary for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This […]