Category: 1947

In re Wolfson , 30 Cal.2d 20 [Crim. No. 4757. In Bank. Apr. 29, 1947.] In re JACOB WOLFSON, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL John R. Golden for Petitioner. Robert W. Kenny and Fred N. Howser, Attorneys General, and David K. Lener, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. By application for relief through the […]

Dept. of Social Welfare v. Kern County , 29 Cal.2d 873 [S. F. No. 17454. In Bank. Apr. 28, 1947.] DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, Petitioner, v. COUNTY OF KERN et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Clarence A. Linn, Deputy Attorney General, for Petitioner. Norbert Baumgarten, County Counsel, for Respondents. Harold W. […]

Startup v. Pacific Electric Ry. Co. , 29 Cal.2d 866 [L. A. No. 19876. In Bank. Apr. 28, 1947.] SADIE STARTUP et al., Appellants, v. PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Samuel P. Young and Paul Blackwood for Appellants. Frank Karr, C. W. Cornell and O. O. Collins for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. […]

John P. Mills Org. v. Shawmut Corp. , 29 Cal.2d 863 [L. A. No. 19933. In Bank. Apr. 22, 1947.] JOHN P. MILLS ORGANIZATION, INC. (a Corporation), Plaintiff, v. SHAWMUT CORPORATION (a Corporation) et al., Defendants. JOHN P. MILLS, Appellant, v. GEORGE CUNNINGHAM, Respondent. COUNSEL A. G. Reily and W. R. Law for Appellant. I. […]

Kern v. City of Long Beach , 29 Cal.2d 848 [L. A. No. 19553. In Bank. Apr. 1, 1947.] HENRY A. KERN, Petitioner, v. CITY OF LONG BEACH et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Joseph A. Ball and Kenneth Sperry for Petitioner. Irving M. Smith, City Attorney, and Clifford E. Hayes, Deputy City Attorney, for Respondents. [29 […]

Perguica v. Indsutrial Acc. Com. , 29 Cal.2d 857 [Sac. No. 5826. In Bank. Apr. 1, 1947.] MANUEL PERGUICA et al., Petitioners, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION, RUTH WALKER et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Leonard, Hanna & Brophy and Donald B. Brophy for Petitioners. R. C. McKellips, Edward A. Sarkisian and John A. Rowe, Jr., for Respondents. […]

Wargin v. Wargin , 29 Cal.2d 843 [L. A. No. 19636. In Bank. Mar. 28, 1947.] ESTHER WARGIN, Respondent, v. EMIL WARGIN, Defendant; IDA McCLEARY, Third Party Claimant and Appellant. COUNSEL Joseph L. Fainer, Jerrell Babb and Louise A. Steele for Appellant. Ernest Eugene Walker for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. This is an appeal from […]

Hatfield v. Superior Court , 29 Cal.2d 847 [L. A. No. 19895. In Bank. Mar. 28, 1947.] CLARENCE MILTON HATFIELD, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL George I. Devor for Petitioner. Entenza & Gramer, John J. Craig, Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, and Douglas DeCoster, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondent. […]

Fields v. Sanders , 29 Cal.2d 834 [L. A. No. 19864. In Bank. Mar. 25, 1947.] RAY W. FIELDS, Respondent, v. FRED SANDERS et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Sidney A. Moss for Appellants. Shibley, Wanzer & Litwin and Charles E. Litwin for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J. In this action for damages for assault and battery, jury […]

Bowman v. Bowman , 29 Cal.2d 808 [L. A. No. 19671. In Bank. Mar. 21, 1947.] MURIEL G. BOWMAN, Respondent, v. HARRY P. BOWMAN, Appellant. COUNSEL Vincent Scott for Appellant. Nicholas & Davis and Harry R. Roberts for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. These appeals are from an order of the superior court restoring certain provisions […]

People v. Chesser , 29 Cal.2d 815 [Crim. No. 4756. In Bank. Mar. 21, 1947.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. HOWARD HERBERT CHESSER, Appellant. COUNSEL Leo R. Friedman for Appellant, under appointment by the Supreme Court. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and David K. Lener, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. [29 Cal.2d 817] OPINION GIBSON, C.J. […]

Brignoli v. Seaboard Transportation Co. , 29 Cal.2d 782 [Sac. No. 5805. In Bank. Mar. 14, 1947.] CHARLES BRIGNOLI et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. SEABOARD TRANSPORTATION CO. (a Corporation) et al., Defendants and Appellants. COUNSEL Hauerken, Ames & St. Clair, Gumpert & Mazzera, George H. Hauerken, J. Calvert Snyder and Alden Ames for Plaintiffs […]

Von Hamm-Young Co. v. San Francisco , 29 Cal.2d 798 [S. F. No. 17257. In Bank. Mar. 14, 1947.] THE VON HAMM-YOUNG COMPANY, LTD. (a Corporation), Respondent, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Appellant. COUNSEL Robert W. Kenny, Fred N. Howser, Attorneys General, John L. Nourse, James E. Sabine, Deputy Attorneys General, John J. […]

Bernstein v. Bush , 29 Cal.2d 773 [L. A. No. 19764. In Bank. Mar. 8, 1947.] SAM BERNSTEIN et al., Petitioners, v. R. D. BUSH, as State Oil and Gas Supervisor, Respondent. COUNSEL Boone & Stachell for Petitioners. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and R. L. Chamberlain, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. […]

Krouser v. County of San Bernardino , 29 Cal.2d 766 [L. A. No. 19875. In Bank. Mar. 7, 1947.] CARYL KROUSER et al., Petitioners, v. COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Burke, Hickson, Burke & Marshall and Daniel G. Marshall for Petitioners. Albert E. Weller, County Counsel, for Respondents. OPINION SHENK, J. This […]

Nelson v. Abraham , 29 Cal.2d 745 [S. F. No. 17145. In Bank. Mar. 3, 1947.] JULIUS NELSON, Appellant, v. ISAAC ABRAHAM, Respondent. COUNSEL Hardin, Rank, Meltzer & Fletcher for Appellant. Raymond Salisbury and Joseph C. Prior for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. The plaintiff commenced an action for an accounting, dissolution of partnership, and such […]

People v. Superior Court , 29 Cal.2d 754 [S. F. No. 17342. In Bank. Mar. 3, 1947.] THE PEOPLE, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Respondent; C. V. PIERPONT, Real Party in Interest. COUNSEL Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and Harold B. Haas, Deputy Attorney General, for Petitioner. Emmett […]

People v. McMonigle , 29 Cal.2d 730 [Crim. No. 4740. In Bank. Feb. 18, 1947.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. THOMAS H. McMONIGLE, Appellant. COUNSEL Charles Bagby for Appellant, under appointment by the Supreme Court. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, David K. Lener, Deputy Attorney General, Stephen Wyckoff, District Attorney, and John L. McCarthy, Assistant District […]

Tucker v. State Bar , 29 Cal.2d 675 [L. A. No. 19665. In Bank. Feb. 18, 1947.] ALEXANDER TUCKER, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. [L. A. No. 19672. In Bank. Feb. 18, 1947.] WILLIAM H. READ, JR., Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Cummins & Cummins, Joseph J. Cummins […]

In re Lindley , 29 Cal.2d 709 [Crim. No. 4709. In Bank. Feb. 18, 1947.] In re WILLIAM MARVIN LINDLEY on Habeas Corpus and for Writ of Error Coram Vobis. COUNSEL Jesse W. Curtis, Sr., Al Matthews, Arthur D. Carr and Rosalie S. Asher for Appellant. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, David K. Lener, Deputy […]

Rosemary Properties, Inc. v. McColgan , 29 Cal.2d 677 [S. F. Nos. 17263, 17264. In Bank. Feb. 18, 1947.] ROSEMARY PROPERTIES, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent, v. CHARLES J. McCOLGAN, as Franchise Tax Commissioner, etc., Appellant. (Two Cases.) COUNSEL Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, John L. Nourse and James E. Sabine, Deputy Attorneys General, for Appellant. […]

Eastlick v. City of Los Angeles , 29 Cal.2d 661 [L. A. No. 19746. In Bank. Feb. 14, 1947.] ETHEL EASTLICK, Respondent, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Appellant. COUNSEL Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney, Arthur W. Nordstrom, Assistant City Attorney, and Leonard Husar, Deputy City Attorney, for Appellant. Kenneth Sperry and Houser & Houser for […]

People v. Dunn , 29 Cal.2d 654 [Crim. No. 4751. In Bank. Feb. 11, 1947.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ERNEST N. DUNN, Appellant. COUNSEL John W. Ross, Jr., for Appellant. Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, James O. Reavis, Deputy Attorney General, John Quincy Brown, District Attorney, and Albert H. Mundt, Chief Deputy District Attorney, for […]

Wardall v. State of California , 29 Cal.2d 639 [S. F. No. 17195. In Bank. Feb. 11, 1947.] WILLIAM J. WARDALL, as Trustee etc., Respondent, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Appellants. RAY CAVAGNARO, Respondent, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, Carl W. Wynkoop, Miriam E. Wolff and […]

Estate of Butler , 29 Cal.2d 644 [S. F. No. 17227. In Bank. Feb. 11, 1947.] Estate of WILLIAM GALVIN BUTLER, Deceased. ALICE GALVIN BUTLER et al., Appellants, v. WALTER C. COX, Respondent. COUNSEL John B. Ehlen for Appellants. Elkins & Wright and Leo E. Elkins for Respondent. Robert E. Hatch as Amicus Curiae. OPINION […]