Category: 1940

People v. Warren , 16 Cal.2d 103 [Crim. No. 4300. In Bank. August 22, 1940.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JACK WARREN et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Morris Lavine for Appellants. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, and Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Our consideration of the appeals of the three appellants herein leads us […]

Reeves v. Vallow , 16 Cal.2d 95 [L. A. No. 17406. In Bank. August 22, 1940.] CLARA REEVES, Respondent, v. JESSE A. VALLOW, as Administrator, etc., Appellant. COUNSEL Edwin J. Miller and Samuel H. Peck for Appellant. S. S. Hahn and W. O. Graf for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. The plaintiff sued the defendant administrator […]

Bloss v. Rahilly , 16 Cal.2d 70 [Sac. No. 5282. In Bank. August 21, 1940.] GEORGE S. BLOSS, Jr., Respondent, v. MAMIE F. RAHILLY et al., Appellants. COUNSEL F. M. Ostrander and Louis L. Bernheim for Appellants. H. K. Landram, Edward F. Treadwell and Russell E. Barnes for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J., pro tem. Plaintiff […]

Kaufmann v. California Mining etc. Syn. , 16 Cal.2d 90 [Sac. No. 5321. In Bank. August 21, 1940.] LEO KAUFMANN, as Executor, etc., et al., Appellants, v. CALIFORNIA MINING AND DREDGING SYNDICATE (a Corporation), Defendant; E. J. ANDERSON et al., Interveners and Respondents. COUNSEL Simeon E. Sheffey and Errol C. Gilkey for Appellants. [16 Cal.2d […]

Gibson v. County of Mendocino , 16 Cal.2d 80 [Sac. No. 5385. In Bank. August 21, 1940.] MARY GIBSON et al., Respondents, v. COUNTY OF MENDOCINO, Appellant. COUNSEL Mannon & Brazier and James E. Busch for Appellant. Taft & Spurr for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. Under the provisions of section 2 of the Public Liability […]

People v. Mulholland , 16 Cal.2d 62 [Crim. No. 4294. In Bank. August 20, 1940.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. C. F. MULHOLLAND, Respondent. COUNSEL Earl Warren, Attorney-General, J. Q. Brown, Deputy Attorney-General, F. C. Clowdsley, District Attorney, and Maxwell M. Willens, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellant. E. H. Zion for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. A […]

PEOPLE v. BLACK’S FOOD STORE , 16 Cal.2d 59 [Sac. No. 5320. In Bank. August 19, 1940.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. BLACK’S FOOD STORE et al., Appellants. THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. GREEN FROG FOOD EMPORIUM et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Levinsky & Jones, Jones & Quinn, Gilbert L. Jones and Jack J. Miller for Appellants. F. […]

Petersen v. The State Bar , 16 Cal.2d 57 [S. F. No. 16360. In Bank. August 14, 1940.] CEDRIC W. PETERSEN, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Cedric W. Petersen, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Philbrick McCoy for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. The board of governors of The State Bar has recommended […]

Estate of Kinney , 16 Cal.2d 50 [Sac. No. 5299. In Bank. August 12, 1940.] In the Matter of the Estate of ANNA LEONA GRAVES KINNEY, Deceased. KEITH KINNEY, as Administrator, etc., Appellant, v. JOHN B. GARDELLA, as Administrator, etc., et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Taft & Spurr for Appellant. Clark, Nichols & Eltse and Snyder […]

City of Alturas v. Gloster , 16 Cal.2d 46 [Sac. No. 5284. In Bank. August 9, 1940.] CITY OF ALTURAS (a Municipal Corporation), Appellant, v. M. J. GLOSTER, Respondent. COUNSEL C. S. Baldwin for Appellant. J. S. Henderson for Respondent. OPINION THOMPSON, J., pro tem. The City of Alturas has appealed from a judgment which […]

Ward Redwood Co., Inc., v. Fortain , 16 Cal.2d 34 [Sac. No. 5362. In Bank. August 9, 1940.] WARD REDWOOD COMPANY, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent, v. Mrs. JENNY B. FORTAIN et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Arthur A. Jones for Appellants. T. F. Peterson for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J., pro tem. This is an appeal by defendants […]

Long v. West Coast Life Insurance Co. , 16 Cal.2d 19 [L. A. No. 16820. In Bank. August 1, 1940.] JOHN J. LONG et al., Appellants, v. WEST COAST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Arthur Rosenblum and Benjamin Elconin for Appellants. Randall & Bartlett and Kenneth W. Kearney for Respondent. OPINION CURTIS, J. […]

Mogle v. Moore , 16 Cal.2d 1 [L. A. No. 16802. In Bank. August 1, 1940.] FRANK MOGLE et al., Respondents, v. OLIVER B. MOORE et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Stead & Boileau, Charles R. Stead, R. Bruce Findlay and Will G. Fields for Appellants. James L. King for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. The appeal in […]

French v. Mortgage Guarantee Co. , 16 Cal.2d 26 [L. A. No. 17451. In Bank. August 1, 1940.] J. ROLLIN FRENCH et al., Appellants, v. MORTGAGE GUARANTEE COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Kraft & Gray and Harold D. Kraft for Appellants. Fleming & Robbins, C. S. Tinsman and Clay Robbins for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. […]

People v. Kynette , 15 Cal.2d 731 [Crim. No. 4289. In Bank. July 30, 1940.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. EARLE E. KYNETTE and ROY J. ALLEN, Appellants. COUNSEL John Oliver, Richard H. Cantillon, John E. Glover and Max E. Gilmore for Appellants. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney-General, Buron Fitts, District Attorney, and A. […]

Stanford v. The State Bar of California , 15 Cal.2d 721 [L. A. No. 17328. In Bank. July 26, 1940.] LELAND G. STANFORD, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Bertrand L. Comparet for Petitioner. Philbrick McCoy for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Petition to review the findings and recommendation of the board of […]

Southern Pacific Milling Co. v. Milligan , 15 Cal.2d 729 [L. A. No. 17436. In Bank. July 26, 1940.] SOUTHERN PACIFIC MILLING CO. (a Corporation), Appellant, v. J. T. MILLIGAN et al., Respondents. COUNSEL W. T. Shipsey and Schauer, Ryon & McMahon for Appellant. Alex. Webster and John J. Hutchins for Respondents. OPINION CURTIS, J. […]

Pacific Venture Corporation v. Huey , 15 Cal.2d 711 [L. A. No. 17452. In Bank. July 24, 1940.] PACIFIC VENTURE CORPORATION (a Corporation), Appellant, v. JOHN W. HUEY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Betts & Garrison for Appellant. Andrew J. Copp, Jr., Robert E. Austin and John N. Helmick for Respondents. OPINION CARTER, J. Plaintiff brought […]

People v. Snyder , 15 Cal.2d 706 [Crim. No. 4287. In Bank. July 24, 1940.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. MARTIN M. SNYDER, Appellant. COUNSEL Jerry Giesler and S. Ward Sullivan for Appellant. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, Bayard Rhone, Deputy Attorney-General, Buron Fitts, District Attorney and Ugene U. Blalock, Deputy District Attorney for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. […]

Levy v. Superior Court , 15 Cal.2d 692 [L. A. No. 17421. In Bank. July 23, 1940.] LOUIS LEVY, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Charles J. Katz, Alfred Gitelson and Samuel W. Blum for Petitioner. Robert Walker Kenney and Gallagher, Wirin & Johnson, as Amici Curiae, on Behalf […]

Academy of Motion Picture, etc., v. Benson , 15 Cal.2d 685 [L. A. No. 16700. In Bank. July 22, 1940.] ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES (a Corporation), Appellant, v. JENNIE BENSON, Respondent. COUNSEL Loeb, Walker & Loeb, Loeb & Loeb, Norman Newmark and Herman F. Selvin for Appellant. Wm. La Plante for Respondent. […]

Stein v. The State Bar of California , 15 Cal.2d 668 [L. A. No. 17425. In Bank. July 18, 1940.] GUS STEIN, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Louis R. Baker for Petitioner. Philbrick McCoy and Claude Minard for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. The Board of Governors of The State Bar has […]

ELLINGSON v. WALSH, O’CONNOR & BARNESON , 15 Cal.2d 673 [L. A. No. 17391. In Bank. July 18, 1940.] G. E. ELLINGSON, as Receiver, etc., Respondent, v. WALSH, O’CONNOR & BARNESON (a Copartnership) et al., Defendants; LIONEL T. BARNESON, Appellant. COUNSEL Ackerman, Wayland & Mathews for Appellant. Rollin L. McNitt and Edythe Jacobs for Respondent. […]

People v. Buzzell , 15 Cal.2d 654 [Crim. No. 4271. In Bank. July 17, 1940.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. EMORY BUZZELL, Appellant. COUNSEL Martin & Harrah for Appellant. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, and Paul D. McCormick, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION CARTER, J. In an information filed by the district attorney of Los Angeles County […]

Riggin v. Dockweiler , 15 Cal.2d 651 [L. A. No. 17225. In Bank. July 16, 1940.] HERBERT RIGGIN, Appellant, v. ISIDORE B. DOCKWEILER et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Barry Sullivan for Appellant. J. H. O’Connor, County Counsel, and Edward H. Gaylord and Beach Vasey, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondents. Faries & McDowell, as Amici Curiae, on […]