Category: 1949

People v. Henderson , 34 Cal.2d 340 [Crim. No. 4991. In Bank. Sept. 29, 1949.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. CLYDE LESTER HENDERSON, Appellant. COUNSEL Saul J. Bernard for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Dan Kaufmann, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. This is an appeal from a judgment of the court […]

People v. Adamson , 34 Cal.2d 320 [Crim. No. 4989. In Bank. Sept. 29, 1949.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ADMIRAL DEWEY ADAMSON, Appellant. COUNSEL Morris Lavine for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, Walter L. Bowers, Assistant Attorney General, Jere Sullivan, Robert Wheeler, Deputy Attorneys General, and William E. Simpson, District Attorney, for Respondent. OPINION […]

Wilke v. Crofton , 34 Cal.2d 304 [L. A. No. 20564. In Bank. Sept. 28, 1949.] FRED L. WILKE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JAMES N. CROFTON, Defendant and Appellant. COUNSEL David L. Sefman, Clifford Thoms, Robert P. Dockeray and Glen A. Lane for Plaintiff and Appellant. Wood, Crump, Rogers, Arndt & Evans and Guy Richards […]

Estate of Stanley , 34 Cal.2d 311 [S. F. No. 17704. In Bank. Sept. 28, 1949.] Estate of MATTIE G. STANLEY, Deceased. MILLEDGE F. STANLEY, as Administrator, etc., Appellant, v. JUANITA G. CLARKE, Respondent. COUNSEL Edward D. Mabson for Appellant. Richard M. Lyman, Jr., Leo A. Sullivan and Andrew P. Costelli for Respondent. OPINION CARTER, […]

In re Swain , 34 Cal.2d 300 [Crim. No. 5015. In Bank. Sept. 26, 1949.] In re CECIL SWAIN, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Cecil Swain, in pro. per., for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. In November, 1945, petitioner was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to state prison for the term […]

Socol v. King , 34 Cal.2d 292 [L. A. No. 20832. In Bank. Sept. 16, 1949.] OLIVIA SOCOL, as Administratrix With the Will Annexed, etc., Appellant, v. LOUIS KING, Respondent. COUNSEL Porter C. Blackburn and Shelby Lee Chambers for Appellant. Chas. T. Rippy for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Respondent moves to dismiss plaintiffs’ appeals from […]

Simmons v. Cal. Institute of Technology , 34 Cal.2d 264 [L. A. No. 19484. In Bank. Sept. 16, 1949.] EDWARD E. SIMMONS, JR., Respondent, v. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (a Corporation) et al., Appellants. COUNSEL O’Melveny & Myers, Louis W. Myers, Pierce Works, John Whyte and Lyon & Lyon for Appellants. Samuel L. Kurland and […]

McKinley v. California Emp. etc. Com. , 34 Cal.2d 239 [Sac. No. 5941. In Bank. Sept. 14, 1949.] D. R. McKINLEY et al., Petitioners, v. CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT STABILIZATION COMMISSION et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Gilford G. Rowland and Rowland & Craven for Petitioners. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Charles W. Johnson, Deputy Attorney General, for […]

People v. Nixon , 34 Cal.2d 234 [Crim. No. 5012. In Bank. Sept. 7, 1949.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ALBERT E. NIXON et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Ernest Spagnoli for Appellants. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, Walter L. Bowers, Assistant Attorney General, and Clarence A. Linn, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. Albert E. […]

Blumberg v. M. & T. Incorporated , 34 Cal.2d 226 [S. F. No. 17945. In Bank. Aug. 31, 1949.] BENJAMIN BLUMBERG et al., Appellants, v. M. & T. INCORPORATED (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Ernest I. Spiegl for Appellants. Cooley, Crowley, Gaither & Dana, Cooley, Crowley & Gaither and Louis V. Crowley for Respondents. […]

Dillard v. McKnight , 34 Cal.2d 209 [L. A. No. 20790. In Bank. Aug. 25, 1949.] IRENE DILLARD et al., Appellants, v. GENERAL JACKSON McKNIGHT et al., Defendants; JAMES A. BOWER et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Dana Williams and Kenneth Sperry for Appellants. Arthur C. Fisher for Respondents. [34 Cal.2d 212] OPINION SPENCE, J. Plaintiffs’ son […]

People v. Powell , 34 Cal.2d 196 [Crim. No. 4976. In Bank. Aug. 19, 1949.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ANDREW J. POWELL, Appellant. COUNSEL Samuel L. Laidig for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney General, William E. Simpson, District Attorney, and Jere Sullivan, Deputy District Attorney, for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. […]

Millsap v. Hooper , 34 Cal.2d 192 [L. A. Nos. 20818, 20819. In Bank. Aug. 19, 1949.] H. C. MILLSAP, as Special Administrator, etc., Respondent, v. DAISY D. HOOPER et al., Appellants. (Two Cases.) COUNSEL Paul J. Otto and Irvin C. Evans for Appellants. William Ellis Lady for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Respondent moves to […]

Accounting Corp. v. St. Bd. of Accountancy , 34 Cal.2d 186 [S. F. No. 17690. In Bank. Aug. 16, 1949.] ACCOUNTING CORPORATION OF AMERICA (a Corporation), Appellant, v. STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Sullivan, Roche, Johnson & Farraher, Wilkinson, Hall, Witwer & Moran and George Chadwick, Jr., for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, […]

Drotleff v. Renshaw , 34 Cal.2d 176 [S. F. No. 17946. In Bank. Aug. 10, 1949.] HERBERT J. DROTLEFF, Respondent, v. CHARLES W. RENSHAW et al., Defendants; HAROLD DYER et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Dana, Bledsoe & Smith and Morton B. Jackson for Appellants. Waldier & Truce and L. John Waldier for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J. […]

Phyle v. Duffy , 34 Cal.2d 144 [S. F. No. 17855. In Bank. Aug. 1, 1949.] ANNA M. PHYLE, Appellant, v. CLINTON T. DUFFY, as Warden of the State Prison, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Morris Lavine for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Clarence A. Linn, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. William […]

In re Zanetti , 34 Cal.2d 136 [Crim. No. 4974. In Bank. July 28, 1949.] In re Margaret Jackson, on Behalf of JOHN A. ZANETTI, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL James W. Harvey and Elmer C. Mower for Petitioner. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, B. Abbott Goldberg, Doris H. Maier, Deputy Attorneys General, […]

May v. Board of Directors , 34 Cal.2d 125 [Sac. No. 6030. In Bank. July 22, 1949.] MARY RUTH MAY, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EL CAMINO IRRIGATION DISTRICT (a Public Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL W. Coburn Cook for Petitioner. L. C. Smith for Respondent. OPINION CARTER, J. This is a proceeding in mandamus to […]

Schrader v. Neville , 34 Cal.2d 112 [L. A. No. 20932. In Bank. July 1, 1949.] DELOS WAYNE SCHRADER et al., Respondents, v. JOHN NEVILLE et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Monta W. Shirley for Appellants. Parker, Stanbury & Reese and John Henry Peckham for Respondents. OPINION EDMONDS, J. Delos W. Schrader and his wife sued to […]

Barkis v. Scott , 34 Cal.2d 116 [S. F. No. 17719. In Bank. July 1, 1949.] WILLIAM E. BARKIS, Respondent, v. VERNER B. SCOTT et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Eugene Elerding and Albert M. Hardie for Appellants. Marshall Rutherford and Ralph Nathanson for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Defendants have appealed from a judgment quieting plaintiff’s title […]

Budget Finance Plan v. Gamson , 34 Cal.2d 95 [L. A. No. 20936. In Bank. June 28, 1949.] BUDGET FINANCE PLAN (a Corporation), Respondent, v. LAWRENCE GAMSON et al., Appellants. COUNSEL William Katz for Appellants. Mindlin & Levy and L. J. Styskal for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. In April, 1946, the plaintiff corporation, a licensed […]

Estate of Brunet , 34 Cal.2d 105 [S. F. No. 17639. In Bank. June 28, 1949.] Estate of GASTON J. BRUNET, Deceased. O. G. FREYERMUTH et al., Appellants, v. MARY SPECKTER, Individually and as Administratrix, etc., et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Marion Vecki for Appellants. W. S. Solari and Albert Picard for Respondents. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. […]

Perry v. Jordan , 34 Cal.2d 87 [S. F. No. 17975. In Bank. June 22, 1949.] NEWEL PERRY, Petitioner, v. FRANK M. JORDAN, as Secretary of State, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Stanley A. Weigel, Ben C. Duniway and Grover W. Bedeau for Petitioner. O’Melveny & Myers, Pierce Works and Louis W. Myers as Amici Curiae on […]

Raiden v. Superior Court , 34 Cal.2d 83 [L. A. No. 20920. In Bank. June 17, 1949.] EDWARD RAIDEN, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Edward Raiden, in pro. per., and Marion P. Betty for Petitioner. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, James A. Cobey and John L. Harris, […]

People v. Tubby , 34 Cal.2d 72 [Crim. No. 4969. In Bank. June 15, 1949.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. THOMAS E. TUBBY, Appellant. COUNSEL Frank K. Richardson, James William Morgan and James O. Kibby for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, Doris H. Maier, Deputy Attorney General, and Clyde H. Larimer, District Attorney, for Respondent. […]