Category: 1950

City of Stockton v. West Coast Theatres , 36 Cal.2d 879 [Sac. No. 6102. In Bank. Oct. 6, 1950.] CITY OF STOCKTON et al., Respondents, v. WEST COAST THEATRES, INC., OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Neumiller, Ditz, Beardslee & Sheppard, Dudley Sheppard, O’Melveny & Myers, Jackson W. Chance and William W. Alsup for […]

Fox etc. Corp. v. City of Bakersfield , 36 Cal.2d 136 [L. A. No. 21399. In Bank. Oct. 6, 1950.] FOX BAKERSFIELD THEATRE CORPORATION (a Corporation) et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, Respondent. COUNSEL Borton, Petrini & Conron, James Petrini, O’Melveny & Myers, Jackson W. Chance and William W. Alsup for Appellants. J. Kelly […]

Simpson v. Hite , 36 Cal.2d 125 [L. A. No. 21678. In Bank. Sept. 29, 1950.] J. E. SIMPSON, Petitioner, v. BENJAMIN S. HITE, as Registrar of Voters, etc., Respondent; LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTHOUSE COMMITTEE et al., Real Parties in Interest. COUNSEL Loeb & Loeb, Herman F. Selvin and Dana Latham for Petitioner. Harold W. […]

Clemons v. City of Los Angeles , 36 Cal.2d 95 [L. A. No. 20873. In Bank. Sept. 28, 1950.] CHARLES L. CLEMONS, Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Respondents. COUNSEL E. H. Delorey and Harold L. Newman for Appellant. [36 Cal.2d 97] O’Melveny & Myers, Louis W. Myers, W. B. Carman, Jr., Sidney […]

Jackson v. Universal Internat. Pictures , 36 Cal.2d 116 [L. A. No. 21388. In Bank. Sept. 28, 1950.] FREDERICK JACKSON, Respondent, v. UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL PICTURES INC. et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Loeb & Loeb, Adrian A. Kragen, Harry B. Swerdlow and Herman F. Selvin for Appellants. Wright & Garrett and Harold F. Collins, Amici Curiae on […]

Petrovich v. City of Arcadia , 36 Cal.2d 78 [L. A. No. 20761. In Bank. Sept. 21, 1950.] MARTIN PETROVICH, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CITY OF ARCADIA, Appellant; GREAT AMERICAN INDEMNITY COMPANY, Cross- Defendant and Respondent. COUNSEL T. Guy Cornyn (City Attorney), Burke, Marshall & Burke and Daniel G. Marshall for Appellant. Stephen Monteleone for […]

Davenport v. Davenport Foundation , 36 Cal.2d 67 [L. A. No. 21005.In Bank.Sept. 19, 1950.] RALPH M. DAVENPORT, as Administrator, etc., et al., Appellants, v. THE DAVENPORT FOUNDATION (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL R. R. Colby and Joseph D. Taylor for Appellants. Allard, Brownsberger, Shelton & O’Connor, Joseph A. Allard, Jr., L. A. Shelton, […]

In re Wells , 35 Cal.2d 889 [Crim. No. 5114. In Bank. Sept. 13, 1950.] In re WESLEY ROBERT WELLS on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL C. K. Curtright, Philip C. Wilkins and Charles R. Garry for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. Wesley Robert Wells, who is confined in San Quentin State Prison under […]

Escobedo v. State of California , 35 Cal.2d 870 [L. A. No. 20902. In Bank. Sept. 13, 1950.] PEDRO ESCOBEDO, Petitioner, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES et al., Respondents. COUNSEL David C. Marcus for Petitioner. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, Walter L. Bowers, Assistant Attorney General, and E. G. Funke, Deputy Attorney […]

Howard Greer etc. Originals v. Capritti , 35 Cal.2d 886 [L. A. No. 21406. In Bank. Sept. 13, 1950.] HOWARD GREER CUSTOM ORIGINALS (a Corporation), Respondent, v. J. C. CAPRITTI, Appellant. COUNSEL George W. Rochester for Appellant. Abraham Gottfried for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. Howard Greer Custom Originals sued J. C. Capritti, doing business under […]

Independent Iron Wks. v. Amer. Pres. Lines , 35 Cal.2d 858 [S. F. No. 17971. In Bank. Sept. 12, 1950.] INDEPENDENT IRON WORKS, INC. (a Corporation), Appellant, v. AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel and Caspar W. Weinberger for Appellant. Balter & Balter […]

In re Etherington , 35 Cal.2d 863 [Crim. No. 5070. In Bank. Sept. 12, 1950.] In re NORMAN ETHERINGTON on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Arthur De Beau Carr for Petitioner. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and C.J. Scott, Assistant Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J. By means of habeas corpus, Freda Mickelson, the mother of […]

In re Mitchell , 35 Cal.2d 849 [Crim. No. 5025. In Bank. Sept. 7, 1950.] In re MARIE MITCHELL on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL John J. Bradley and Max Solomon for Petitioner. W. E. Simpson, District Attorney (Los Angeles County), Jere J. Sullivan and Robert Wheeler, Deputies District Attorney, for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. By this […]

Estate of Newton , 35 Cal.2d 830 [L. A. No. 20827. In Bank. Sept. 7, 1950.] Estate of ARTHUR B. NEWTON, Deceased. THOMAS H. KUCHEL, as State Controller, etc., Appellant, v. BEVERLY M. NEWTON, Respondent. COUNSEL James W. Hickey, Chief Inheritance Tax Attorney, Morton L. Barker, Senior Inheritance Tax Attorney, and Vincent J. McMahon, Assistant […]

Mayers v. Loew’s, Inc. , 35 Cal.2d 822 [L. A. No. 21480. In Bank. Aug. 25, 1950.] C. MAYERS et al., Respondents, v. LOEW’S, INCORPORATED, Appellant. COUNSEL Loeb & Loeb, Keating Coffey, Adrian A. Kragen and Herman F. Selvin for Appellants. Mohr & Borstein and Alfred J. Borstein for Respondents. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Plaintiffs brought […]

Rediker v. Rediker , 35 Cal.2d 796 [L. A. No. 20704. In Bank. Aug. 18, 1950.] ALICE GORDILLO REDIKER, Appellant, v. ABRAHAM SANFORD REDIKER et al., Respondents. COUNSEL William Ellis Lady for Appellant. Hahn, Ross, Goldstone & Saunders and Philip Gordon for Respondents. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. [1] Plaintiff appeals from a judgment annulling as bigamous […]

Fredericka Home v. County of San Diego , 35 Cal.2d 789 [L. A. No. 20634. In Bank. Aug. 18, 1950.] FREDERICKA HOME FOR THE AGED (a Corporation), Respondent, v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, Appellant. COUNSEL Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, E. G. Benard, Deputy Attorney General, James Don Keller, District Attorney, and Carroll H. Smith, […]

Serra Retreat v. County of L. A. , 35 Cal.2d 755 [L. A. No. 20612. In Bank. Aug. 18, 1950.] SERRA RETREAT (a Nonprofit Corporation), Respondent, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Appellant. COUNSEL Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, and Andrew O. Porter, Deputy County Counsel, for Appellant. Joseph Scott and J. Howard Ziemann for Respondent. […]

Cedars of Lebanon Hosp. v. County of L. A. , 35 Cal.2d 729 [L. A. No. 20610. In Bank. Aug. 18, 1950.] CEDARS OF LEBANON HOSPITAL (a Nonprofit Corporation), Respondent, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Appellants. [L. A. No. 20611. In Bank. Aug. 18, 1950.] QUEEN OF ANGELS HOSPITAL (a Nonprofit Corporation), Respondent, […]

Pasadena Hospital Assn. v. County of L. A. , 35 Cal.2d 779 [L. A. No. 20609. In Bank. Aug. 18, 1950.] PASADENA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, LTD. (a Nonprofit Corporation), Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Respondent. COUNSEL Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Bert A. Lewis and Samuel O. Pruitt, Jr., for Appellant. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, […]

Y. M. C. A. v. County of L. A. , 35 Cal.2d 760 [L. A. No. 21208. In Bank. Aug. 18, 1950.] YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Appellants. COUNSEL Brady & Nossaman and Walter L. Nossaman for Plaintiff and Appellant. Henry […]

Stock v. Meek , 35 Cal.2d 809 [L. A. No. 20921. In Bank. Aug. 18, 1950.] EDNA HARRIET STOCK, Appellant, v. GLENN L. MEEK et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Desmond & Desmond and Walter Desmond, Jr., for Appellant. Newton M. Todd, Fred A. Watkins and James J. Baker for Respondents. [35 Cal.2d 811] OPINION TRAYNOR, J. […]

People v. Young , 35 Cal.2d 819 [Crim. No. 5095. In Bank. Aug. 18, 1950.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. LILLIAN YOUNG, Appellant. COUNSEL Walter L. Gordon, Jr., for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Dan Kaufmann, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. The People seek dismissal of this appeal from an order […]

Steiner v. Rowley , 35 Cal.2d 713 [L. A. No. 21075. In Bank. Aug. 11, 1950.] LOUIS STEINER et al., Appellants, v. THOMAS JAMES ROWLEY, Respondent. COUNSEL Charles C. Montgomery, Jr., for Appellants. Harold A. Fendler and Robert W. Lerner for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. Thomas J. Rowley, a real estate broker, represented Louis Steiner […]

People v. Gutierrez , 35 Cal.2d 721 [Crim. No. 5082. In Bank. Aug. 11, 1950.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. PAUL GUTIERREZ, Appellant. COUNSEL Margolis and McTernan, Ben Margolis, William B. Murrish, Lawrence Kennedy, Wm. C. Meux and John J. Gallagher for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Walter L. Bowers, Assistant Attorney General, for […]