Category: 1953

Burtis v. Universal Pictures Co., Inc. , 40 Cal.2d 823 [L. A. No. 22215. In Bank. Apr. 29, 1953.] THOMSON BURTIS, Respondent. v. UNIVERSAL PICTURES COMPANY, INC. (a Corporation) et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Loeb & Loeb, Herman F. Selvin and Harry L. Gershon for Appellants. Fendler, Weber & Lerner, Harold A. Fendler, Robert W. Lerner […]

Kurlan v. Columbia Broadcasting System , 40 Cal.2d 799 [L. A. No. 22094. In Bank. Apr. 29, 1953.] ARTHUR KURLAN, Appellant, v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Fendler, Weber & Lerner, Harold A. Fendler and Daniel A. Weber for Appellant. Aubrey I. Finn, Pacht, Tannenbaum & Ross, Clore Warne, Gordon […]

Weitzenkorn v. Lesser , 40 Cal.2d 778 [L. A. No. 22045. In Bank. Apr. 29, 1953.] ILSE LAHN WEITZENKORN, Appellant, v. SOL LESSER et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Fendler, Weber & Lerner, Harold A. Fendler, Daniel A. Weber and Robert W. Lerner for Appellant. Aubrey I. Finn, Pacht, Tannenbaum & Ross, Clore Warne, Gordon Stulberg and […]

Groves v. City of Los Angeles , 40 Cal.2d 751 [L. A. No. 22110. In Bank. Apr. 28, 1953.] RALPH H. GROVES, Respondent, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney, John L. Flynn, Assistant City Attorney, and W. L. Weber, Deputy City Attorney, for Appellants. [40 Cal.2d 753] […]

Weiss v. State Board of Equalization , 40 Cal.2d 772 [L. A. No. 22697. In Bank. Apr. 28, 1953.] ALFRED K. WEISS et al., Appellants, v. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Riedman & Silverberg and Milton H. Silverberg for Appellants. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Howard S. Goldin, Deputy Attorney General, […]

City of Los Angeles v. Rancho Homes, Inc. , 40 Cal.2d 764 [L. A. No. 22379. In Bank. Apr. 28, 1953.] CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Respondent, v. RANCHO HOMES, INC., Appellant. COUNSEL Robert S. McClean for Appellant. Morrow & Morrow and H. Bradley Jones as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellant. Ray L. Chesebro, City […]

People v. Roberts , 40 Cal.2d 749 [Crim. No. 5404. In Bank. Apr. 24, 1953.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. CARROLL EUGENE ROBERTS, Appellant. COUNSEL Carroll Eugene Roberts, in pro. per., and Albert S. Friedlander, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and William E. James, Deputy Attorney General, for […]

In re Roberts , 40 Cal.2d 745 [Crim. No. 5401. In Bank. Apr. 24, 1953.] In re CARROLL EUGENE ROBERTS, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Carroll Eugene Roberts, in pro. per., and Albert S. Friedlander, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Petitioner. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and William E. James, Deputy Attorney General, for […]

People ex rel. Skelly v. City of Glendale , 40 Cal.2d 732 [L. A. No. 22500. In Bank. Apr. 24, 1953.] THE PEOPLE ex rel. EDWARD J. SKELLY, Appellant, v. CITY OF GLENDALE, Respondent. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Kenny & Morris, Edward J. Skelly in pro. per., and Robert W. Kenny for Appellant. […]

McNeal v. Greenberg , 40 Cal.2d 740 [L. A. No. 22674. In Bank. Apr. 24, 1953.] PAUL McNEAL, Appellant, v. LOUIS GREENBERG et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Chester S. Johnson, Jerry Giesler, and Harold C. Holland for Appellant. Parker, Stanbury, Reese & McGee and Raymond G. Stanbury for Respondents. OPINION EDMONDS, J. Paul McNeal rented a […]

People v. Buffum , 40 Cal.2d 709 [Crim. No. 5293. In Bank. Apr. 20, 1953.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ROY L. BUFFUM et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Joseph A. Ball, Leonard Wilson and Robert P. Dockery for Appellants. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Stanford D. Herlick, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. Roy […]

Edmonds v. County of Los Angeles , 40 Cal.2d 642 [L. A. No. 21915. In Bank. Apr. 14, 1953.] FRANCIS EDMONDS et al., Respondents, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, and Edward H. Gaylord, Deputy County Counsel, for Appellants. Richard Richards for Respondents. OPINION SPENCE, J. Plaintiffs […]

Edmonds v. Board of Supervisors , 40 Cal.2d 903 [L. A. No. 21807. In Bank. Apr. 14, 1953.] FRANCIS EDMONDS, Appellant, v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Richard Richards for Appellant. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, and Edward H. Gaylord, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondent. OPINION OF THE COURT Memorandum SPENCE, J. Plaintiff sought […]

Hawaiian Pineapple Co. v. Industrial Acc. Com. , 40 Cal.2d 656 [S. F. No. 18616. In Bank. Apr. 14, 1953.] HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE COMPANY, LTD. (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION and KENNETH CHURCHILL, Respondents. COUNSEL Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison and Rinaldo Sciaroni, Jr., for Petitioner. Edmund J. Thomas, Jr., Leonard M. Levy, Alvin L. […]

Brooks v. E. J. Willig Truck Transp. Co. , 40 Cal.2d 669 [S. F. No. 18646. In Bank. Apr. 14, 1953.] ANTOINETTE BROOKS et al., Respondents, v. E. J. WILLIG TRUCK TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Dana, Bledsoe & Smith, Paul C. Dana and Morton B. Jackson for Appellants. James C. Purcell […]

Sills v. Los Angeles Transit Lines , 40 Cal.2d 630 [L. A. No. 22524. In Bank. Apr. 9, 1953.] ALBERT J. SILLS, Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES TRANSIT LINES (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Francis J. Gabel and Henry F. Walker for Appellant. Melvin L. R. Harris and Trippet, Newcomer, Yoakum & Thomas for Respondents. […]

Daniels v. City & County of San Francisco , 40 Cal.2d 614 [S. F. No. 18701. In Bank. Apr. 9, 1953.] LAURA E. DANIELS et al., Appellants, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Tobriner & Lazarus and Leland J. Lazarus for Appellants. Dion R. Holm, City Attorney, and George E. […]

Saporito v. Purex Corp., Ltd. , 40 Cal.2d 608 [L. A. No. 22408. In Bank. Apr. 7, 1953.] LENORA FRANCES SAPORITO et al., Respondents, v. PUREX CORPORATION, LTD. (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Moss, Lyon & Dunn, Sidney A. Moss, Bert W. Hendrickson and Henry F. Walker for Appellant. Gray, Binkley & Pfaelzer and John T. […]

Martin v. Henderson , 40 Cal.2d 583 [Sac. No. 6280. In Bank. Apr. 3, 1953.] ANDREW W. MARTIN, Respondent, v. A. H. HENDERSON, as Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, etc., et al., Appellants. GEORGE H. REDWINE, Respondent, v. A. H. HENDERSON, as Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, etc., et al., Appellants. […]

Jarvis v. Henderson , 40 Cal.2d 600 [Sac. No. 6281. In Bank. Apr. 3, 1953.] L. J. JARVIS, Petitioner and Appellant, v. A. H. HENDERSON, as Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, etc., et al., Respondents and Appellants. COUNSEL Earl D. Desmond and George W. Artz for Petitioner and Appellant. Fred N. Howser and […]

Hanley v. Murphy , 40 Cal.2d 572 [S. F. Nos. 18674, 18675. In Bank. Mar. 30, 1953.] WILLIAM HANLEY, Respondent, v. DANIEL C. MURPHY, Individually and as Sheriff, etc. et al., Appellants. [S. F. No. 18676. In Bank. Mar 30, 1953.] BERNARD REILLY, Respondent, v. THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Appellants. […]

Beverly Oil Co. v. City of Los Angeles , 40 Cal.2d 552 [L. A. No. 21977. In Bank. Mar. 27, 1953.] BEVERLY OIL COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Respondents. COUNSEL George E. Cryer and R. Alston Jones for Appellant. Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney, Bourke Jones, Assistant City Attorney, […]

Lowe v. State Bar , 40 Cal.2d 564 [L. A. No. 22434. In Bank. Mar. 27, 1953.] IRWIN M. LOWE, Petitioner, v. STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL John W. Preston for Petitioner. Richard C. Heaton and Jerold E. Weil for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. The petitioner, Irwin M. Lowe, seeks a review of a […]

Malone v. Superior Court , 40 Cal.2d 546 [S. F. No. 18752. In Bank. Mar. 17, 1953.] WILLIAM M. MALONE et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Respondents. COUNSEL William J. Dowling, Jr., for Petitioners. Delany, Werchick, Fishgold & Minudri, Manuel J. Furtado and Franklyn K. […]

Elbert, Ltd. v. Clare , 40 Cal.2d 498 [L. A. No. 22250. In Bank. Mar. 17, 1953.] ELBERT, LTD. (a Corporation), Respondent, v. ELIZABETH CLARE et al., Defendants; CATHERINE OBERSMITH, Appellant. COUNSEL Arthur E. Briggs for Appellant. John F. Bender and Gizella M. Allen for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J. Plaintiff brought this action for partition […]