Category: 1941

People v. Shaw, 17 Cal.2d 778 [Crim. No. 4339. In Bank. April 21, 1941.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JOSEPH E. SHAW et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Cantillon & Glover, Richard H. Cantillon and John E. Glover for Appellant Shaw. Morris Lavine for Appellant Cormack. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, R. S. McLaughlin, Deputy Attorney-General, John F. Dockweiler and […]

French v. French , 17 Cal.2d 775 [L. A. No. 17420. In Bank. April 21, 1941.] MAXINE K. FRENCH, Respondent, v. CHARLES EDWARD FRENCH, Appellant. COUNSEL Adam Thompson and Renwick Thompson for Appellant. Morris Binnard for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. In awarding the respondent an interlocutory decree of divorce, the court included in the community […]

Burns v. Campbell , 17 Cal.2d 768 [L. A. No. 17041. In Bank. April 21, 1941.] JEWEL W. BURNS, as Guardian, etc., Respondent, v. JOHN HENRY CAMPBELL, Appellant. COUNSEL Bordwell, Mathews & Wadsworth and John H. Mathews for Appellant. Ticknor & Maxwell and Roland Maxwell for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. The appellant complains that findings […]

Wortley v. Wood-Callahan Oil Co., Ltd. , 17 Cal.2d 762 [L. A. No. 17039. In Bank. April 21, 1941.] MILDRED UNA WORTLEY, as Administratrix, etc., Appellant, v. WOOD-CALLAHAN OIL COMPANY, LTD. (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Maurice Gordon, Harris & Field and Everett L. Ball for Appellant. Jonah Jones, Jr., for Respondent. OPINION CURTIS, J. Plaintiff […]

Fry v. Board of Education , 17 Cal.2d 753 [S. F. No. 16548. In Bank. April 18, 1941.] CLARENCE G. FRY, Respondent, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Appellants. WALLACE B. BEEBE, Respondent, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Appellants. COUNSEL […]

Comfort v. Comfort , 17 Cal.2d 736 [L. A. No. 16456. In Bank. April 18, 1941.] ROLAND M. COMFORT, Respondent, v. HELEN E. COMFORT, Appellant. COUNSEL Monta W. Shirley, Jones & Snow, George W. Nilsson, Edward V. Jones and Taylor N. Snow for Appellant. Henry G. Bodkin for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This case is […]

In re Miller , 17 Cal.2d 734 [Crim. No. 4357. In Bank. April 17, 1941.] In re CONRAD MILLER on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Conrad Miller, in pro. per., for Petitioner. OPINION THE COURT. The petitioner was charged by information filed by the District Attorney of San Joaquin County with the crime of burglary in three […]

Fitzpatrick v. Underwood , 17 Cal.2d 722 [L. A. No. 17752. In Bank. April 16, 1941.] W. T. FITZPATRICK, Appellant, v. SUSAN B. UNDERWOOD, Respondent. COUNSEL Courtney A. Teel for Appellant. Stephen Monteleone for Respondent. OPINION CARTER, J. This is an appeal by plaintiff, a licensed real estate broker, from a judgment for defendant rendered […]

Los Angeles v. Superior Court , 17 Cal.2d 707 [S. F. No. 16293. In Bank. April 16, 1941.] COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL J. H. O’Connor, County Counsel, S. V. O. Prichard, Assistant County Counsel, A. Curtis Smith, Deputy County Counsel, Ray L. Chesebro, […]

Kamper v. Waldon , 17 Cal.2d 718 [L. A. No. 17035. In Bank. April 16, 1941.] HENRY L. KAMPER, Appellant, v. EVALYN KAMPER WALDON et al., Respondents. COUNSEL I. Henry Harris and John K. Ford for Appellant. Caryl Warner for Respondents. OPINION SHENK, J. This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendant in […]

State of California v. Marin Municipal Water Dist. , 17 Cal.2d 699 [S. F. No. 16447. In Bank. April 2, 1941.] STATE OF CALIFORNIA (Acting By and Through Its Department of Public Works), Respondent, v. MARIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, Appellant. COUNSEL Duke & Cowen, Robert D. Duke and Lawrence A. Cowen for Appellant. John J. […]

Wiseman v. Sierra Highland Min. Co. , 17 Cal.2d 690 [S. F. No. 15971. Department One.– March 31, 1941.] A. L. WISEMAN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. SIERRA HIGHLAND MINING COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Respondents; JULIA M. THORNE et al., Interveners and Appellants. COUNSEL Paul C. Thorne, in pro. per., and William F. […]

Grolemund v. Cafferata , 17 Cal.2d 679 [S. F. No. 15958. Department Two.– March 28, 1941.] LENA GROLEMUND, Appellant, v. EMILIO CAFFERATA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Thomas D. Aitken for Appellant. Eugene H. O’Donnell, Julien R. Bauer and Albert A. Axelrod, as Amici Curiae, on Behalf of Appellant. Ernest I. Spiegl for Respondents. OPINION CURTIS, […]

Butler Brothers v. McColgan , 17 Cal.2d 664 [S. F. No. 16157. In Bank. March 21, 1941.] BUTLER BROTHERS (a Corporation), Appellant, v. CHARLES J. McCOLGAN, as Franchise Tax Commissioner, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison for Appellant. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, H. H. Linney, James J. Arditto and Valentine Brookes, Deputies Attorney-General, and Frank […]

Wynecoop v. Superior Court , 17 Cal.2d 657 [S. F. No. 16451. In Bank. March 20, 1941.] GEORGE WYNECOOP, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SUTTER COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL Mary R. King, King & King and Huston, Huston & Huston for Petitioner. Rich & Weis for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. Petitioner seeks a writ of […]

Clendaniel v. Industrial Acc. Com. , 17 Cal.2d 659 [S. F. No. 16474. In Bank. March 20, 1941.] FRED CLENDANIEL, Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION et al., Respondents. COUNSEL George B. Harris for Petitioner. Everett A. Corten, Keith & Creede and Edmond D. Leonard for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. This is a proceeding to review […]

Cook v. Cook , 17 Cal.2d 639 [S. F. No. 15960. Department One.– March 20, 1941.] PAULINE COOK, Appellant, v. AGNES KEEGAN COOK, Respondent. COUNSEL Marion Vecki for Appellant. Williamson & Wallace and Thomas J. Keegan for Respondent. OPINION CARTER, J. This case arose out of a controversy between the defendant, widow of a decedent, […]

People v. Wong Don Kay , 17 Cal.2d 638 [Crim. No. 4336. In Bank. March 19, 1941.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WONG DON KAY, Appellant. COUNSEL No appearance for Appellant. Earl Warren, Attorney-General, and J. Q. Brown, Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. In an information filed by the district attorney of Placer County […]

F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Industrial Acc. Com. , 17 Cal.2d 634 [S. F. No. 16468. In Bank. March 19, 1941.] F. W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Petitioners, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION and ALVA SIVLEY, Respondents. COUNSEL R. P. Wisecarver for Petitioners. Everett A. Corten and Dan Murphy, Jr., for Respondents. OPINION GIBSON, […]

Lockhart v. Wolden , 17 Cal.2d 628 [S. F. No. 16508. In Bank. March 18, 1941.] FLORENCE LOCKHART, Petitioner, v. RUSSELL L. WOLDEN, as Assessor, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Eugene D. Bennett, John P. Beale, Eugene M. Prince and Gerald S. Levin for Petitioner. [17 Cal.2d 629] Earl Warren, Attorney-General, James H. […]

Abraham v. State Bar , 17 Cal.2d 625 [S. F. No. 16475. In Bank. March 17, 1941.] HAROLD J. ABRAHAM, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Leo R. Friedman for Petitioner. Claude Minard for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This is a proceeding to review the recommendation of the Board of Governors of […]

People v. Griggs , 17 Cal.2d 621 [Crim. No. 4335. In Bank. March 12, 1941.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. RALPH GRIGGS, Appellant. COUNSEL Raymond E. Hodge for Appellant. [17 Cal.2d 622] Earl Warren, Attorney-General, and Gilbert F. Nelson, Deputy Attorney- General, for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. The appellant, charged with murder, pleaded guilty but later […]

San Francisco v. Boyd , 17 Cal.2d 606 [S. F. No. 16430. In Bank. March 12, 1941.] CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO (a Municipal Corporation) et al., Petitioners, v. HAROLD J. BOYD, as Controller, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL John J. O’Toole, City Attorney, and Walter A. Dold, Chief Deputy City Attorney, for Petitioners. B. J. […]

Taylor v. Oakland Scavenger Co. , 17 Cal.2d 594 [S. F. No. 16470. In Bank. March 11, 1941.] ELEANOR TAYLOR, a Minor, etc., Respondent, v. OAKLAND SCAVENGER COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Ralph E. Hoyt, District Attorney, Charles V. Barfield and Appelbaum & Mitchell for Appellant Oakland High School District. Weinmann, Quayle & […]

Pasadena v. California-Michigan etc. Co. , 17 Cal.2d 576 [L. A. No. 16759. In Bank. March 8, 1941.] CITY OF PASADENA (a Municipal Corporation), Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA-MICHIGAN LAND AND WATER COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Harold P. Huls, City Attorney, and Thomas W. LeSage, Deputy City Attorney, for Appellant. Goodspeed, McGuire, Harris and Pfaff for […]