Category: 1950

Security-First National Bk. v. Board of Supervisors , 35 Cal.2d 323 [L. A. No. 20903. In Bank. May 2, 1950.] SECURITY-FIRST NATIONAL BANK (a National Banking Association), Appellant, v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Holbrook & Tarr, W. Sumner Holbrook, Jr., Freda B. Walbrecht and Francis H. O’Neill […]

Quader-Kino A. G. v. Nebenzal , 35 Cal.2d 287 [L. A. No. 20897. In Bank. May 2, 1950.] QUADER-KINO A. G. (a Corporation), Appellant, v. SEYMOUR NEBENZAL et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Herzbrun & Chantry and David Mellinkoff for Appellant. Fred Horowitz for Respondents. OPINION SCHAUER, J. In 1946 defendants began suit in a French court […]

Beeks v. State Bar of California , 35 Cal.2d 268 [S. F. No. 17886. In Bank. Apr. 28, 1950.] LEWIS K. BEEKS, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Lewis K. Beeks, in pro. per., John Adams, Jr., and R. J. Reynolds for Petitioner. Jerold E. Weil for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Petitioner […]

Little v. Mountain View Dairies , 35 Cal.2d 232 [L. A. No. 20462. In Bank. Apr. 28, 1950.] R. C. LITTLE et al., Appellants, v. MOUNTAIN VIEW DAIRIES, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Dolley, Knight, Woods & Hightower and Arthur B. Knight for Appellants. Richard A. Grant, Warren S. Pallette, Paul A. Lower, S.E. Cavanaugh, […]

Clarke v. Clarke , 35 Cal.2d 259 [L. A. No. 21201. In Bank. Apr. 28, 1950.] ROBERT E. CLARKE, Appellant, v. DOROTHY P. CLARKE, Respondent. COUNSEL Clarence Hansen for Appellant. Vaughan, Brandlin & Wehrle and Warren J. Lane for Respondent. [35 Cal.2d 260] OPINION SHENK, J. The plaintiff has appealed from an order modifying the […]

Cooper v. State Bd. of Medical Examiners , 35 Cal.2d 242 [L. A. No. 21190. In Bank. Apr. 28, 1950.] WILLIAM LeGRANDE COOPER, Appellant, v. STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Walter N. Anderson, French & Indovina, F. Walter French and Frank J. Indovina for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and […]

Veriddo v. Renaud , 35 Cal.2d 263 [Sac. No. 6098. In Bank. Apr. 28, 1950.] A. VERIDDO et al., Appellants, v. HAROLD R. RENAUD, Respondent. COUNSEL DeMeo & DeMeo, Charles N. Dougles, M. K. Taylor and J. N. DeMeo for Appellants. Geary & Tauzer and Winfield Achor for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. Plaintiffs seek damages […]

People v. Riley , 35 Cal.2d 279 [Crim. No. 5054. In Bank. Apr. 28, 1950.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. LEANDRESS RILEY, Appellant. COUNSEL Rupert G. Crittenden, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Doris H. Maier, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J. Defendant was charged in […]

Packer v. Board of Retirement , 35 Cal.2d 212 [L. A. No. 21038.In Bank.Apr. 25, 1950.] DELLA MAE PACKER, Appellant, v. BOARD OF RETIREMENT OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY PEACE OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Gordon M. Snyder for Appellant. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, and Edward H. Gaylord, Deputy County Counsel, for […]

Holloway v. Purcell , 35 Cal.2d 220 [Sac. No. 6039. In Bank. Apr. 25, 1950.] FRANK H. HOLLOWAY et al., Appellants, v. C. H. PURCELL (as Director of the Department of Public Works, etc.) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL E. Vayne Miller, George W. Artz and H. D. Jerrett for Appellants. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, […]

Locke v. Yorba Irrigation Co. , 35 Cal.2d 205 [L. A. No. 20863. In Bank. Apr. 25, 1950.] ROSA YORBA LOCKE, Appellant, v. YORBA IRRIGATION COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Launer, Chaffee & Launer, Albert Launer and Walter B. Chaffee for Appellant. Head, Wellington & Jacobs, Friis & Schutz, McFadden, Turner & Owens […]

People v. Knowles , 35 Cal.2d 175 [Crim. No. 4992. In Bank. Apr. 21, 1950.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. DAVID KNOWLES, Appellant. fn. * COUNSEL Rosalind G. Bates and Aileen M. MacLymont for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Henry A. Dietz, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Defendant and Caryl Chessman […]

Rianda v. San Benito Title Guar. Co. , 35 Cal.2d 170 [S. F. No. 18017. In Bank. Apr. 21, 1950.] HARRY RIANDA et al., Appellants, v. SAN BENITO TITLE GUARANTEE COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Phil F. Garvey, John J. Jones and Julia M. Easley for Appellants. Royal E. Handlos for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. […]

People v. Hooper , 35 Cal.2d 165 [Crim. No. 5038. In Bank. Apr. 19, 1950.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. HENRY HOOPER, Appellant. COUNSEL Frank Loria for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Doris H. Maier, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. Defendant Henry Hooper pleaded guilty to the charge of murdering Mrs. […]

Finney v. Lockhart , 35 Cal.2d 161 [L. A. No. 21189. In Bank. Apr. 19, 1950.] ROBERT WILLIAM FINNEY, Respondent, v. JAMES LOCKHART, Appellant. COUNSEL Howlett & Elson and Eugene M. Elson for Appellant. Richard K. Gandy and Robert G. Cockins for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. This is an appeal by the defendant from a […]

English v. City of Long Beach , 35 Cal.2d 155 [L. A. No. 21257. In Bank. Apr. 17, 1950.] HENRY W. ENGLISH, Respondent, v. CITY OF LONG BEACH et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Irving M. Smith, City Attorney, Clifford E. Hayes and Dewey L. Strickler, Deputy City Attorneys, for Appellants. Kenneth Sperry for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, […]

Werner v. Southern Cal. etc. Newspapers , 35 Cal.2d 121 [L. A. No. 21132. In Bank. Apr. 14, 1950.] ERWIN P. WERNER, Appellant, v. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Morris Lavine for Appellant. William C. Ring as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Appellant. O’Melveny & Myers, Louis W. Myers, Sidney H. Wall […]

Samuels v. Hite , 35 Cal.2d 115 [L. A. No. 21445. In Bank. Apr. 13, 1950.] ROY M. SAMUELS, Petitioner, v. BENJAMIN S. HITE, as Registrar of Voters, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Caryl Warner, Warner & Jackson, John W. Swink and Cecil W. Collins for Petitioner. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel (Los Angeles), Edward H. Gaylord […]

Merchants Serv. Co. v. Small Claims Court , 35 Cal.2d 109 [S. F. No. 18069. In Bank. Apr. 12, 1950.] MERCHANTS SERVICE COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent, v. THE SMALL CLAIMS COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn and B. Abbott Goldberg, […]

Erickson v. Boothe , 35 Cal.2d 108 [Sac. No. 5905. In Bank. Apr. 12, 1950.] MAZIE ERICKSON as Executrix, etc., Appellant, v. CLYDE D. BOOTHE, Respondent. COUNSEL Lafayette J. Smallpage, Harold J. Willis, T. B. Scott and Val G. Preston for Appellant. Taylor & Taylor, Edward T. Taylor and Edward T. Taylor, Jr., for Respondent. […]

Estate of Sargavak , 35 Cal.2d 93 [L. A. No. 20727. In Bank. Apr. 11, 1950.] Estate of RUBY SARGAVAK, Deceased. J. G. OHANNESON et al., Respondents, v. ADRINE LAMBRINIDOU et al., Appellants; H. KURKJIAN et al., Contestants and Respondents. COUNSEL Robert M. Dulin, Melvin E. Fink, Spurgeon Avakian and Schell & Delamer for Appellants. […]

Ansell v. City of San Diego , 35 Cal.2d 76 [L. A. No. 21280. In Bank. Apr. 4, 1950.] H. G. ANSELL, Appellant, v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO et al., Respondents. COUNSEL J. A. Donnelley and Richard P. MacNulty for Appellant. Jean F. DuPaul, City Attorney, McInnis & Hamilton and J. W. McInnis for Respondents. […]

Mold v. Superior Court , 35 Cal.2d 73 [L. A. No. 21157. In Bank. Apr. 4, 1950.] BURT MOLD, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL Joseph Scott and J. Howard Ziemann for Petitioner. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, Wm. E. Lamoreaux, Deputy County Counsel, W. E. Simpson, District Attorney, Jere […]

People v. West Publishing Co. , 35 Cal.2d 80 [S. F. No. 17970. In Bank. Apr. 4, 1950.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL John W. Preston for Appellant. Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and James E. Sabine, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J. This action was commenced […]

Weber v. Superior Court , 35 Cal.2d 68 [L. A. No. 21156. In Bank. Apr. 4, 1950.] JEROME WEBER, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL Isaac Pacht, Pacht, Warne, Ross & Bernhard, Clore Warne and Bernard Reich for Petitioner. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, Wm. E. Lamoreaux, Deputy County Counsel, […]