Category: 1953

Crowley v. Thomson , 41 Cal.2d 636 [L. A. No. 22577. In Bank. Oct. 27, 1953.] EDMUND CROWLEY, Respondent, v. WALTER P. THOMSON, Appellant. COUNSEL Freda B. Walbrecht, Leslie R. Tarr and Holbrook & Tarr for Appellant. Boone & Satchell and James T. Satchell for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. Defendant appeals from a judgment for […]

Guardianship of Kentera , 41 Cal.2d 639 [S. F. No. 18511. In Bank. Oct. 27, 1953.] Guardianship of RICHARD STEVEN KENTERA, a Minor. RICHARD STEVEN KENTERA, Appellant, v. VIRGINIA LEE BOESEL, Respondent. COUNSEL Marshall E. Leahy and John F. O’Dea for Appellant. W. L. A. Calder and Lorne M. Stanley for Respondent. John E. Anderton, […]

Guidi v. State of California , 41 Cal.2d 623 [S. F. No. 18818. In Bank. Oct. 23, 1953.] GINO GUIDI, Appellant, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Remington Low, Clarence B. Knight and Sydney F. DeGoff for Appellant. Dana, Bledsoe & Smith and Joseph W. Rogers, Jr., for Respondents. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Plaintiff […]

People v. Robarge , 41 Cal.2d 628 [Crim. No. 5467. In Bank. Oct. 23, 1953.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WILFRED WELLS ROBARGE, Appellant. COUNSEL Wilfred Wells Robarge, in pro. per., and Albert Garber, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and William E. James, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. […]

Burge v. City & County of San Francisco , 41 Cal.2d 608 [S. F. No. 18876. In Bank. Oct. 20, 1953.] LYNDLE E. BURGE, a Minor, etc., Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Respondent. COUNSEL John F. O’Sullivan, Millington, Dell’Ergo, Weeks & Morrissey for Appellant. Dion R. Holm, City Attorney, and Clayton W. […]

People v. Ortega , 41 Cal.2d 621 [Crim. No. 5483. In Bank. Oct. 20, 1953.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. FLORENTINO ORTEGA, Appellant. COUNSEL Ellery E. Cuff, Public Defender, and Noel B. Martin, Deputy Public Defender, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Elizabeth Miller, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. The trial […]

Coughlin v. Blair , 41 Cal.2d 587 [L. A. No. 22740. In Bank. Oct. 20, 1953.] CLARENCE W. COUGHLIN et al., Respondents, v. JOHN H. BLAIR et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Charles Reagh for Appellants. Krystal & Paradise and Robert E. Paradise for Respondents. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Louise Blair, wife of defendant John Blair, owned a […]

Moss Estate Co. v. Adler , 41 Cal.2d 581 [L. A. No. 22631. In Bank. Oct. 20, 1953.] MOSS ESTATE COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent, v. BERTHA RIESE ADLER, as Executrix, etc., Appellant. COUNSEL L. W. Wrixon, Joseph Young, Kenneth H. Bates and Deadrich, Gill & Bates for Appellant. West, Vizzard, Howden & Baker and Gordon […]

Safeway Stores v. Retail Clerks etc. Assn. , 41 Cal.2d 567 [S. F. No. 18481. In Bank. Oct. 16, 1953.] SAFEWAY STORES, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent, v. RETAIL CLERKS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION et al., Appellants. COUNSEL James F. Galliano, C. Paul Paduck, Benjamin Dreyfus and Alexander H. Schullman for Appellants. Roland C. Davis, J. D. Burdick, […]

Davis v. Davis , 41 Cal.2d 563 [L. A. No. 22376. In Bank. Oct. 16, 1953.] RALPH C. DAVIS, Respondent, v. ELEANOR MAY DAVIS, Appellant. COUNSEL Siemon & Siemon for Appellant. Kenneth N. Hastin for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. In this supplementary proceeding in a divorce action the plaintiff, Ralph C. Davis, applied for a […]

Henningsen v. Mayfair Packing Co. , 41 Cal.2d 558 [S. F. No. 18832. In Bank. Oct. 6, 1953.] HELEN HENNINGSEN, Respondent, v. MAYFAIR PACKING COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL James F. Boccardo, Jean M. Blum and Edward J. Niland for Appellant. O. Vincent Bruno and Frank S. Barrett for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. Helen Henningsen, […]

Board of Education v. Swan , 41 Cal.2d 546 [L. A. No. 22343. In Bank. Oct. 2, 1953.] BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Respondent, v. IONE L. DRESDEN SWAN, Appellant. COUNSEL Owen J. Brady, Alexander H. Schullman and Richard L. Rykoff for Appellant. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, Wm. E. Lamoreaux […]

Myrick v. Superior Court , 41 Cal.2d 519 [S. F. No. 18877. In Bank. Sept. 25, 1953.] DONALD L. MYRICK, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; BARBARA ANN KNABE, Real Party in Interest. COUNSEL Sidney L. Weinstock, Roger Anderson and Harold J. Chase for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. James F. Boccardo […]

Oakland Medical Bldg. Corp. v. Aureguy , 41 Cal.2d 521 [S. F. No. 18883. In Bank. Sept. 25, 1953.] OAKLAND MEDICAL BUILDING CORPORATION (a Corporation), Respondent, v. CARMELITA AUREGUY, as Administratrix, etc., Appellant. COUNSEL W. A. Lahanier and John F. Gallen for Appellant. Marcel E. Cerf, Robinson & Leland and Emmet B. Hayes for Respondent. […]

People v. Morton , 41 Cal.2d 536 [Crim. No. 5503. In Bank. Sept. 25, 1953.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. LEON CLIFTON MORTON, Appellant. COUNSEL George Nye, Public Defender, and Rudolf H. Michaels, Assistant Public Defender, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and David K. Lener, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Defendant […]

Estate of Duke , 41 Cal.2d 509 [L. A. No. 22437. In Bank. Sept. 25, 1953.] Estate of SALLIE LEFTWICH DUKE, Deceased. HARRY G. LOGAN, Appellant, v. JESS O. SHELBY, JR., as Executor, et al., Respondents. COUNSEL David H. Thompson, Riley & Ferguson and John M. Riley for Appellant. Russell G. Taliaferro for Respondents. OPINION […]

In re Masching , 41 Cal.2d 530 [Crim. No. 5436. In Bank. Sept. 25, 1953.] In re ROBERT H. MASCHING, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Morris Lavine for Petitioner. Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney, Donald M. Redwine, Assistant City Attorney, and Philip E. Grey, Deputy City Attorney, for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. Petitioner was convicted in […]

People v. Van Winkle , 41 Cal.2d 525 [Crim. No. 5434. In Bank. Sept. 25, 1953.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. BOYD VAN WINKLE, Appellant. COUNSEL Gerald J. Kenny, Public Defender, and Joseph I. McNamara, Deputy Public Defender, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Assistant Attorney General, and Arlo E. Smith, Deputy […]

Dietrich v. Dietrich , 41 Cal.2d 497 [L. A. No. 22352. In Bank. Sept. 25, 1953.] CAROL DIETRICH, Respondent, v. NOAH DIETRICH, Appellant. COUNSEL Wright, Wright, Green & Wright, Loyd Wright and Charles A. Loring for Appellant. Jennings & Belcher and Frank B. Belcher for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. Plaintiff Carol Dietrich brought an action […]

People v. Sutic , 41 Cal.2d 483 [Crim. No. 5430. In Bank. Sept. 22, 1953.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JOHN SUTIC, Appellant. COUNSEL Donald D. Boscoe, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Willens & Boscoe and Richard J. Gibson, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Doris H. Maier, Deputy Attorney General, Chester E. Watson, […]

Wotton v. Bush , 41 Cal.2d 460 [L. A. No. 22287. In Bank. Sept. 18, 1953.] RICHARD E. WOTTON et al., Appellants, v. R. D. BUSH, as State Oil and Gas Supervisor, etc., et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Dolley, Knight, Woods & Hightower and James M. Hall for Appellants. William Kinley, George E. Wise and Simpson […]

People v. Thomas , 41 Cal.2d 470 [Crim. No. 5375. In Bank. Sept. 18, 1953.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. EVAN CHARLES THOMAS, Appellant. COUNSEL Al Matthews and John Oliver for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. The defendant was found guilty of murder in […]

Stewart v. Stewart , 41 Cal.2d 447 [L. A. No. 22581. In Bank. Aug. 25, 1953.] MARGARET G. STEWART, Appellant, v. HENRY A. STEWART II, Respondent. COUNSEL Will H. Winston for Appellant. Leonard Di Miceli for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. This is an appeal by the mother of an 11-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl […]

County of L. A. v. Dept. of Social Welfare , 41 Cal.2d 455 [L. A. No. 22661. In Bank. Aug. 25, 1953.] COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Respondent, v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE et al., Appellants; JOHN G. COZAD et al., Interveners and Appellants. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Lee B. Stanton, Deputy Attorney […]

Peters v. City & County of San Francisco , 41 Cal.2d 419 [S. F. No. 18772. In Bank. Aug. 21, 1953.] CARRIE C. PETERS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Defendant and Appellant; JEANNE DUQUE et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Fitzgerald Ames, Sr., and Guernsey Carson for Plaintiff and Appellant. Dion R. […]