Category: 1945

Kirk v. Los Angeles Railway Corp. , 26 Cal.2d 833 [L. A. No. 19343. In Bank. Aug. 28, 1945.] HELEN KIRK, Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES RAILWAY CORPORATION (a Corporation), Respondent. [26 Cal.2d 836] COUNSEL Entenza & Gramer and John J. Craig for Appellant. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and E. H. Chapman for Respondent. OPINION CARTER, […]

De Hart v. Allen , 26 Cal.2d 829 [S. F. No. 17155. In Bank. Aug. 21, 1945.] ROSEMOND T. De HART et al., Respondents, v. JOSEPH ALLEN, Appellant. COUNSEL Walter F. Lynch and Ernest Spagnoli for Appellant. Carl E. Day and Abraham Setzer for Respondents. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. On August 1, 1931, plaintiffs leased a […]

In re Byrnes , 26 Cal.2d 824 [Crim. No. 4531. In Bank. Aug. 14, 1945.] In re FREDERICK JOHN BYRNES, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Rosalie S. Asher for Petitioner. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and Frank Richards and David K. Lener, Deputies Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. In a petition for a writ […]

Busch v. Turner , 26 Cal.2d 817 [Sac. No. 5728. In Bank. Aug. 14, 1945.] BURT W. BUSCH, Petitioner, v. B. J. TURNER, as County Auditor, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Burt W. Busch, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Chester E. Watson, District Attorney (San Joaquin), as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney […]

MacIsaac v. Pozzo , 26 Cal.2d 809 [L. A. No. 18991. In Bank. Aug. 10, 1945.] DONALD MacISAAC et al., Respondents, v. EMILE A. POZZO et al., Appellants. COUNSEL H. G. Redwine and Gwyn S. Redwine for Appellants. A. L. Abrahams and Henry B. Ely for Respondents. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. Defendants have appealed from a […]

People v. Simeone , 26 Cal.2d 795 [Crim. No. 4628. In Bank. Aug. 3, 1945.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ALBERT SIMEONE, Appellant. COUNSEL Martin S. Ryan for Appellant. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney General, Fred N. Howser, District Attorney, and Jere J. Sullivan and Thomas W. Cochran, Deputies District Attorney, for […]

People v. Lindley , 26 Cal.2d 780 [Crim. No. 4614. In Bank. July 30, 1945.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WILLIAM MARVIN LINDLEY, Appellant. COUNSEL Desmond A. Winship for Appellant. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and David K. Lener, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. When he was charged with having murdered a 13-year-old […]

Industrial Indem. Exch. v. State Bd. Equalization , 26 Cal.2d 772 [S. F. No. 16980. In Bank. July 30, 1945.] INDUSTRIAL INDEMNITY EXCHANGE (an Interinsurance Exchange), Respondent, v. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and T. A. Westphal, Jr., and Harold B. Haas, Deputies Attorney General, for Appellants. […]

Knight v. City of Los Angeles , 26 Cal.2d 764 [L. A. No. 19304. In Bank. July 30, 1945.] WILLIAM KNIGHT et al., Respondents, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Appellant. COUNSEL Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney, Frederick Von Schrader, Assistant City Attorney, and Victor P. Spero and Louis A. Babier, Deputies City Attorney, for Appellant. […]

Columbia Pictures Corp. v. DeToth , 26 Cal.2d 753 [L .A. No. 19083. In Bank. July 30, 1945.] COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION (a Corporation), Appellant, v. ANDRE DeTOTH, Respondent. COUNSEL Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp and Samuel V. Cornell for Appellant. Bautzer, Ryan, Ford & Silbert, Robert E. Ford and Bernard H. Silbert for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, […]

Shaeffer v. State Bar , 26 Cal.2d 739 [L. A. No. 19140. In Bank. July 13, 1945.] FRED A. SHAEFFER, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL T. A. Twitchell for Petitioner. Edward J. Trevey and John A. Westwick for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This is a proceeding to review an order of […]

People v. One 1941 Chevrolet Taxi Sedan , 26 Cal.2d 873 [L. A. No. 19133. In Bank. July 10, 1945.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. ONE 1941 PACKARD TAXI SEDAN, Defendant; TANNER MOTOR LIVERY, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent. [L. A. No. 19134. In Bank. July 10, 1945.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. ONE 1941 CHEVROLET TAXI SEDAN, […]

People v. One 1937 Lincoln etc. Sedan , 26 Cal.2d 736 [L. A. No. 19132. In Bank. July 10, 1945.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. ONE 1937 LINCOLN ZEPHYR SEDAN, Defendant; SAMUEL CLAUSER, Respondent. COUNSEL Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and Bayard Rhone, Deputy Attorney General, for Appellant. O. E. Mark for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. […]

People v. One 1942 Dodge Sedan , 26 Cal.2d 872 [L. A. No. 19124. In Bank. July 10, 1945.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. ONE 1942 DODGE SEDAN, Defendant; WILLIAM WILLIFORD et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and Bayard Rhone, Deputy Attorney General, for Appellant. Glines & Libeu and Wm. G. Junge for […]

People v. 1942 Plymouth Sedan , 26 Cal.2d 871 [L. A. No. 19122. In Bank. July 10, 1945.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ONE 1942 PLYMOUTH SEDAN, Defendant; VIRGIL H. ROGERS et al., Appellants. COUNSEL John J. McMahon and Arthur C. Verge for Appellants. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and Bayard Rhone, Deputy Attorney General, for […]

Vanciel v. Kumle , 26 Cal.2d 732 [Sac. No. 5671. In Bank. July 6, 1945.] CHARLES F. VANCIEL et al., Plaintiffs, v. HUBERT G. KUMLE et al., Appellants; BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION (a National Bank Association), Respondent. COUNSEL Bush & Ackley for Appellants. T. B. Scott, G. D. Schilling and Kenneth […]

Pellett v. Sonotone Corp. , 26 Cal.2d 705 [L. A. No. 19233. In Bank. June 29, 1945.] CHARLES S. PELLETT, Appellant, v. SONOTONE CORPORATION (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Joseph D. Taylor and Russell G. Hager for Appellant. Leonard Wilson for Respondents. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. This is a second appeal by plaintiff in an […]

MCDOWD v. PIG’N WHISTLE CORP. , 26 Cal.2d 696 [L. A. No. 19232. In Bank. June 29, 1945.] ALICE EDWARD McDOWD, Respondent, v. PIG’N WHISTLE CORPORATION (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Sidney A. Moss for Appellant. Arthur C. Webb for Respondent. OPINION CARTER, J. This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff […]

Steelduct Co. v. Henger-Seltzer Co. , 26 Cal.2d 634 [L. A. No. 18994. In Bank. June 29, 1945.] THE STEELDUCT COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant, v. HENGER-SELTZER COMPANY (a Copartnership) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Evans, Pearce & Campbell and Daly B. Robnett for Appellant. Walter Lyon, Derthick, Cusack & Ganahl, Andrew J. Copp, Jr., and H. […]

Moore v. Wood , 26 Cal.2d 621 [L. A. No. 18845. In Bank. June 29, 1945.] GRANVILLE MOORE, Respondent, v. THOMAS A. WOOD et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Thomas A. Wood, in pro. per., and Michael F. Shannon for Appellants. Cruickshank, Brooke, Dunlap & Ross and Robert H. Dunlap for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. By a […]

Grupe v. Glick , 26 Cal.2d 680 [L. A. No. 19108. In Bank. June 29, 1945.] GEORGE G. GRUPE, JR., Respondent, v. FRED P. GLICK et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Ben Gould for Appellants. Turner & Wald and Preston Turner for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. A judgment for damages followed findings that oil refining equipment sold […]

Steen v. Board of Civil Service Commrs. , 26 Cal.2d 716 [L. A. No. 19276. In Bank. June 29, 1945.] OTTO A. STEEN, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS et al., Respondents. COUNSEL George E. Cryer and R. Alston Jones for Petitioner. Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney, and A. L. Lawson and George William […]

Christopher v. State Bar , 26 Cal.2d 663 [L. A. No. 19081. In Bank. June 29, 1945.] CHARLES E. CHRISTOPHER, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL J. E. Simpson for Petitioner. Henry F. Prince for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This is a proceeding to review the recommendation of the Board of Governors […]

Peebler v. Olds , 26 Cal.2d 656 [L. A. No. 19063. In Bank. June 29, 1945.] BYRON PEEBLER et al., Respondents, v. B. C. OLDS et al., Appellants. COUNSEL J. M. Danziger, in pro. per., for Appellants. Roland Maxwell for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. The matters before us arise upon an appeal from a judgment […]

People v. Hough , 26 Cal.2d 618 [Crim. No. 4633. In Bank. June 28, 1945.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WILLIAM LEVA HOUGH, Appellant. COUNSEL Morris Lavine, Milton B. Safier, Robert E. Krause and Lyle M. Stevens for Appellant. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This […]