Category: 1950

Porter v. Bakersfield & Kern Elec. Ry. Co. , 36 Cal.2d 582 [L. A. No. 21573. In Bank. Dec. 27, 1950.] CAROL L. PORTER et al., Respondents, v. BAKERSFIELD & KERN ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al., Appellants. MARVIN WILLIAM SHREFFLER et al., Respondents, v. BAKERSFIELD & KERN ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Johnston, […]

Joseph v. Drew , 36 Cal.2d 575 [L. A. No. 21481. In Bank. Dec. 27, 1950.] OSCAR J. JOSEPH et al., Appellants, v. FLORENCE DREW et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Hindin, Girard, Lewis & Green for Appellants. Aaron Sapiro for Respondents. OPINION SPENCE, J. This case presents for consideration the propriety of the trial court’s denial […]

Gillespie v. City of Los Angeles , 36 Cal.2d 553 [L. A. No. 21405. In Bank. Dec. 27, 1950.] OTTIE GILLESPIE et al., Respondents, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Appellant. COUNSEL Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney, Bourke Jones, Assistant City Attorney, Victor P. Spero, James A. Doherty and Leonard G. Husar, Deputy City Attorneys, for […]

Franchise Tax Board v. Superior Court , 36 Cal.2d 538 [Sac. Nos. 6078, 6079, 6080. In Bank. Dec. 22, 1950.] FRANCHISE TAX BOARD, etc., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, James E. Sabine, Irving H. Perluss, Edward Sumner and Ernest P. Goodman, Deputy Attorneys General, for […]

Kostal v. Pullen , 36 Cal.2d 528 [Sac. No. 6154. In Bank. Dec. 21, 1950.] JOE C. KOSTAL, JR. et al., Respondents, v. ROBERT F. PULLEN et al., Appellants. COUNSEL A. P. Coviello and John C. Miles for Appellants. Miller & Kroloff and Jack J. Miller for Respondents. OPINION SHENK, J. The defendant has appealed […]

Estate of Kearns , 36 Cal.2d 531 [S. F. No. 17748. In Bank. Dec. 21, 1950.] Estate of GEORGE ANTHONY KEARNS, Deceased. MARJORIE MALLARINO et al., Appellants, v. EMMA TRAUNG HAMMERSMITH, Respondent. COUNSEL Elmer P. Delany, William A. Sullivan, Martin J. Jarvis and Richard O. Graw for Appellants. Marshall E. Leahy, John F. O’Dea, Philip […]

Hildebrand v. State Bar , 36 Cal.2d 504 [S. F. No. 18050. In Bank. Dec. 20, 1950.] CLIFTON HILDEBRAND et al., Petitioners, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Clifton Hildebrand, in pro. per., and Sheridan Downey, Jr., for Petitioners. Eugene D. Williams and Jerold E. Weil for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Petitioners are […]

Nunneley v. Edgar Hotel , 36 Cal.2d 493 [L. A. No. 21454. In Bank. Dec. 19, 1950.] GOLDA J. NUNNELEY, Respondent, v. EDGAR HOTEL et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Forgy, Reinhaus & Forgy, Arthur M. Bradley and Stanley M. Reinhaus for Appellants. Harvey, Rimel & Johnston and Fred D. Johnston for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. A […]

City of San Diego v. Superior Court , 36 Cal.2d 483 [L. A. No. 21653. In Bank. Dec. 15, 1950.] THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL J. F. DuPaul, City Attorney, Douglas D. Deaper and Thomas J. Fanning, Deputy City Attorneys, for Petitioner. […]

People v. One 1940 Ford V-8 Coupe , 36 Cal.2d 471 [L. A. No. 21572. In Bank. Dec. 15, 1950.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. ONE 1940 FORD V-8 COUPE, ENGINE NO. 18-5601077, Defendant; BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, Respondent. COUNSEL Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Dan Kaufmann, Deputy Attorney General, for […]

Newby v. Anderson , 36 Cal.2d 463 [L. A. No. 21549. In Bank. Dec. 15, 1950.] NATHAN NEWBY, JR., Respondent, v. WILLIAM O. ANDERSON et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Pat A. McCormick, Morrow & Trippet, Hubert T. Morrow and John C. Morrow for Appellants. Newby, Holder & Newby and Nathan Newby for Respondent. [36 Cal.2d 464] […]

Mello v. Weaver , 36 Cal.2d 456 [L. A. No. 21271. In Bank. Dec. 13, 1950.] JOE L. MELLO et al., Respondents, v. CHARLES L. WEAVER, Appellant. COUNSEL George A. Moran and Fred J. Heid, Jr., for Appellant. Louis J. Coelho for Respondents. [36 Cal.2d 458] OPINION SHENK, J. The plaintiffs brought this action to […]

Inyokern etc. Dist. v. Haddock-Engineers , 36 Cal.2d 450 [L. A. No. 21009. In Bank. Dec. 13, 1950.] INYOKERN SANITATION DISTRICT, Respondent, v. HADDOCK-ENGINEERS, LTD. (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL West, Vizzard, Howden & Baker and James Vizzard for Appellant. Norbert Baumgarten, County Counsel, and Roy Garbano, Assistant County Counsel, for Respondent. [36 Cal.2d 451] OPINION […]

Carruth v. Fritch , 36 Cal.2d 426 [L. A. No. 20946. In Bank. Dec. 12, 1950.] BETTY JANE CARRUTH, Appellant, v. ROBERT FRITCH et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Edward Raiden for Appellant. Eugene S. Ives and John Leslie Goddard for Respondents. OPINION EDMONDS, J. Betty Jane Carruth is suing for damages assertedly sustained by her on […]

People v. Smith , 36 Cal.2d 444 [Crim. No. 5118. In Bank. Dec. 12, 1950.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. LOUIS FRANKLIN SMITH et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Kennedy Jackson, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellants. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Doris H. Maier, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. Defendants Smith […]

Estate of Schluttig , 36 Cal.2d 416 [L. A. No. 20914. In Bank. Dec. 12, 1950.] Estate of BERTHA SCHLUTTIG, Deceased. BERTHA CLEMENTS et al., Respondents, v. J. HOWARD McGRATH, Attorney General, etc., Appellant. COUNSEL Harold I. Baynton and David L. Bazelon, Assistant United States Attorneys General, Ernest A. Tolin and James M. Carter, United […]

Cort v. Steen , 36 Cal.2d 437 [L. A. No. 21449. In Bank. Dec. 12, 1950.] WILLIAM E. CORT, JR., Appellant, v. RALPH A. STEEN, as Administrator, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Rodney F. Williams, Hunter & Liljestrom, Newlin, Holley, Sandmeyer & Tackabury for Appellant. Belli, Ashe & Pinney, Demler & Eckert and Sefton & Quattrin, as […]

Bowden v. Bank of America , 36 Cal.2d 406 [L. A. No. 21618. In Bank. Dec. 7, 1950.] LESLIE S. BOWDEN, as Trustee in Bankruptcy, etc., Respondent, v. BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION (a National Banking Association), Appellant. COUNSEL Hugo A. Steinmeyer, Robert H. Fabian, Samuel B. Stewart, Jr., Freston & Files […]

Strauss v. Superior Court , 36 Cal.2d 396 [L. A. No. 21542. In Bank. Dec. 6, 1950.] J. S. STRAUSS, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Respondent. COUNSEL George I. Devor for Petitioner. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, Douglas DeCoster and William E. Lamoreaux, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondent. Loeb […]

Mott v. Horstmann , 36 Cal.2d 388 [S. F. No. 18170. In Bank. Nov. 29, 1950.] WILLIAM PENN MOTT, JR., Appellant, v. RUSSELL C. HORSTMANN, as City Auditor, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Buckley & Ehlers for Appellant. Stanley C. Smallwood for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. This is an appeal from a judgment denying a peremptory writ […]

Yates v. Reid , 36 Cal.2d 383 [L. A. No. 21382. In Bank. Nov. 29, 1950.] CHARLES E. YATES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. H. K. REID et al., Defendants and Appellants. COUNSEL Arthur T. Stewart for Plaintiff and Appellant. Albert E. Wheatcroft for Defendants and Appellants. OPINION SHENK, J. The plaintiff has appealed from that […]

Federal Oil Co. v. Brower , 36 Cal.2d 367 [L. A. No. 21212. In Bank. Nov. 28, 1950.] FEDERAL OIL COMPANY (a Corporation), Plaintiff and Respondent, v. NELLE P. BROWER et al., Defendants and Respondents; HILO OIL COMPANY (a Limited Copartnership) et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Marvin A. Freeman for Appellants. Reynolds, Painter & Cherniss, Thomas […]

People v. Jones , 36 Cal.2d 373 [Crim. No. 5101. In Bank. Nov. 28, 1950.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. HOWARD JONES, Appellant. COUNSEL Horace Appel for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Donald D. Stoker, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J. Defendant was charged with two counts of grand theft, each relating […]

People v. Sexton , 36 Cal.2d 361 [Crim. No. 5120. In Bank. Nov. 17, 1950.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. HAROLD SEXTON, Appellant. COUNSEL Rupert Crittenden and Gordon K. Williams for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Deputy Attorney General, J. Frank Coakley, District Attorney, and Folger Emerson, Assistant District Attorney, for Respondent. […]

Hollywood Turf Club v. Daugherty , 36 Cal.2d 352 [L. A. No. 21166. In Bank. Nov. 17, 1950.] HOLLYWOOD TURF CLUB (a Corporation), Respondent, v. EDWIN M. DAUGHERTY, as Commissioner, etc., Appellant. COUNSEL Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, Walter L. Bowers, Assistant Attorney General, and James A. Doherty, Deputy Attorney General, for Appellant. Desmond & […]