Category: 1946

Transportation Guar. Co. v. Jellins , 29 Cal.2d 242 [S. F. No. 17171. In Bank. Nov. 15, 1946.] TRANSPORTATION GUARANTEE COMPANY, LTD. (a Corporation), Respondent, v. HAROLD JELLINS, Appellant. COUNSEL H. W. Glensor and Hilary H. Crawford for Appellant. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and T. A. Westphal, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, as Amici Curiae […]

Pacific Vegetable Oil Corp. v. C. S. T., Ltd. , 29 Cal.2d 228 [S. F. No. 17321. In Bank. Nov. 12, 1946.] PACIFIC VEGETABLE OIL CORPORATION, Appellant, v. C. S. T., LTD, Respondent. COUNSEL Manson, Allan & Miller and Dudley F. Miller for Appellant. Lillick, Geary, Olson & Charles, Joseph J. Geary and Edwin L. […]

People v. Hilton , 29 Cal.2d 217 [Crim. No. 4725. In Bank. Nov. 6, 1946.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. THOMAS HILTON, Appellant. COUNSEL George Finucane and Gene Harris for Appellant. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney General, Lawrence M. Parma, District Attorney, David S. Licker, Assistant District Attorney, and Thomas P. Weldon, […]

Andrews v. Superior Court , 29 Cal.2d 208 [Sac. No. 5714. In Bank. Nov. 4, 1946.] JOHN ANDREWS, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Alfred J. Hennessy and Peter Wedvig for Petitioner. Joseph C. Tope, City Attorney (Stockton), and H. C. Stanley, Assistant City Attorney, for Respondents. OPINION […]

Paso Robles etc. Hospital Dist. v. Negley , 29 Cal.2d 203 [L. A. No. 19776. In Bank. Nov. 4, 1946.] THE PASO ROBLES WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (a Public Corporation), Petitioner, v. HOWARD E. NEGLEY, as Secretary, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL O’Melveny & Myers, James L. Beebe, William W. Alsup and Roy B. Woolsey for Petitioner. […]

People v. Jerman , 29 Cal.2d 189 [Crim. No. 4710. In Bank. Nov. 1, 1946.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. THOMAS M. JERMAN, Appellant. COUNSEL A. H. McConnell for Appellant. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, Everett W. Mattoon and Frank Richards, Deputies Attorney General, Fred N. Howser, District Attorney, and Jere J. Sullivan, Deputy District Attorney, […]

Meyers v. El Tejon Oil & Refining Co. , 29 Cal.2d 184 [L. A. No. 19804. In Bank. Nov. 1, 1946.] WALTER J. MEYERS, Respondent, v. EL TEJON OIL AND REFINING COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Kendall, Howell & Deadrich, Roy P. Dolley and Arthur B. Knight for Appellant. Calvin H. Conron Jr., for Respondent. […]

Jonesi v. State Bar , 29 Cal.2d 181 [L. A. No. 19755. In Bank. Nov. 1, 1946.] JOSEPH J. JONESI, Petitioner, v. STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Joseph J. Jonesi, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Charles E. McDowell and Jerold E. Weil for Respondent. [29 Cal.2d 182] OPINION THE COURT. By this proceeding, petitioner […]

In re Wells , 29 Cal.2d 200 [Crim. No. 4752. In Bank. Nov. 1, 1946.] In re CASSIUS M. WELLS, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL N. Lindsay South and James C. Janjigian for Petitioner. James M. Thuesen, District Attorney (Fresno), and Robert M. Wash, Deputy District Attorney, for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. Petitioner Cassius M. Wells […]

People v. Oyama , 29 Cal.2d 164 [L. A. No. 19533. In Bank. Oct. 31, 1946.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. FRED Y. OYAMA, a Minor, etc., et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Wirin, Maeno & Tietz, A. L. Wirin and Saburo Kido and Fred Okrand for Appellants. Daniel G. Marshall, Sherwood Green, Marlin H. Shirley, Wayne M. […]

Lohman v. Lohman , 29 Cal.2d 144 [L. A. No. 19299. In Bank. Oct. 18, 1946.] JENNIE A. LOHMAN, Appellant, v. THEODORE G. LOHMAN, Defendant; ZALLA LOHMAN, as Executrix, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Freston & Files, H. R. Kelly, Sydney Wetzler and Bion B. Vogel for Appelelant. McLaughlin & McGinley and Howard D. Hanson for Respondent. […]

Reynolds v. State Board of Equalization , 29 Cal.2d 137 [Sac. No. 5765. In Bank. Oct. 17, 1946.] CLIFTON G. REYNOLDS, Respondent, v. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, Appellant. COUNSEL Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, Allen L. Martin and J. Albert Hutchinson, Deputies Attorney General, for Appellant. B. Grant Taylor, Edwin E. Grant and Jesse W. […]

Covert v. State Board of Equalization , 29 Cal.2d 125 [Sac. No. 5766. In Bank. Oct. 17, 1946.] E. E. COVERT, Respondent, v. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, J. Albert Hutchinson and Carl W. Wynkoop, Deputies Attorney General, Carl B. Sturzenacker and Allen L. Martin for Appellants. […]

Woodbine v. Van Horn , 29 Cal.2d 95 [L. A. No. 19355. In Bank. Oct. 1, 1946.] W. H. WOODBINE, Respondent, v. H. R. VAN HORN, Appellant. COUNSEL J. La Marr Butler, A. H. Brazil and William J. Clark for Appellant. Leo B. Ward, John M. Hines and John A. Holland for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, […]

Stillwell v. State Bar , 29 Cal.2d 119 [L. A. No. 19881. In Bank. Oct. 1, 1946.] PARKS STILLWELL, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Miller & Beck and Brown, Beery and Rognes for Petitioner. McCutchen, Thomas, Matthew, Griffiths & Green and Harold A. Black for Respondents. OPINION SPENCE, J. […]

Tanner v. Olds , 29 Cal.2d 110 [L. A. No. 19460. In Bank. Oct. 1, 1946.] EMMA TANNER et al., Appellants, v. EMMA F. OLDS, Respondent. [L. A. No. 19467. In Bank. Oct. 1, 1946.] ESCROW-DEPOSITORY CORPORATION (a Corporation), Plaintiff, v. EMMA F. OLDS, Respondent; EMMA TANNER et al., Appellants. [L. A. No. 19472. In […]

People v. Koenig , 29 Cal.2d 87 [Crim. No. 4714. In Bank. Sept. 30, 1946.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. DONALD EDGAR KOENIG et al., Defendant; WILLIAM RICHTER, Appellant. COUNSEL Leola Buck Kellogg and Montgomery G. Rice for Appellant. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Defendants […]

Colonial Ins. Co. v. Industrial Acc. Com. , 29 Cal.2d 79 [L. A. No. 19627. In Bank. Sept. 30, 1946.] COLONIAL INSURANCE COMPANY (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION, VICTOR E. PEDROZA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Herlihy & Herlihy for Petitioner. Wm. E. Colby, Geo. W. Wilson, Newlin, Holley, Sandmeyer & Coleman, Ray J. […]

People v. Zegras , 29 Cal.2d 67 [Sac. No. 5780. In Bank. Sept. 24, 1946.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JOHN ZEGRAS et al., Appellants. COUNSEL L. R. Weinmann, A. G. Grant, N. F. Coombs, A. C. McClellan and O. Fenstermacher for Appellants. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, James O. Reavis and Ariel C. Hilton, Deputies […]

Stewart v. Superior Court , 29 Cal.2d 63 [L. A. No. 19630. In Bank. Sept. 24, 1946.] L. A. STEWART, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Laurence B. Martin and Chauncey E. Snow for Petitioner. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, Douglas De Coster, Deputy County Counsel, Thomas P. […]

People v. Peterson , 29 Cal.2d 69 [Crim. No. 4724. In Bank. Sept. 24, 1946.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JOHN J. PETERSON, Appellant. COUNSEL Al Matthews as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Appellant. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, Walter L. Bowers and Frank Richards, Deputies Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. Defendant fn. * […]

Jacobson v. Wikholm , 29 Cal.2d 24 [L. A. No. 19504. In Bank. Sept. 20, 1946.] MANDIE J. JACOBSON, as Administratrix, etc., Respondent, v. ESER WIKHOLM, Appellant. COUNSEL Harold D. Kraft for Appellant. John E. McCall for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J. Alex Jacobson and Eser Wikholm, the defendant, were copartners in a general construction business […]

Speegle v. Board of Fire Underwriters , 29 Cal.2d 34 [S. F. No. 17196. In Bank. Sept. 20, 1946.] XUM H. SPEEGLE, Appellant, v. BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS OF THE PACIFIC (an Association) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Edward R. Solinsky, Philip C. Boardman and James F. Boccardo for Appellant. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, Clarence […]

People v. Honeycutt , 29 Cal.2d 52 [Crim. No. 4728. In Bank. Sept. 20, 1946.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JOHN THOMAS HONEYCUTT, Appellant. COUNSEL Frederic H. Vercoe, Public Defender, and William B. Neeley, Deputy Public Defender, for Appellant. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. [29 Cal.2d 54] OPINION […]

Midway School Dist. v. Griffeath , 29 Cal.2d 13 [L. A. No. 19719. In Bank. Sept. 18, 1946.] MIDWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF KERN COUNTY et al., Appellants, v. GLENN A. GRIFFEATH, Respondent. COUNSEL Siemon, Maas & Siemon, Alfred Siemon, Walter L. Maas, Jr., and Oscar F. Catalano for Appellants. Borton, Petrini, Conron & Borton for […]