Category: 1953

Farber v. Olkon , 40 Cal.2d 503 [L. A. No. 22536. In Bank. Mar. 17, 1953.] GEORGE FARBER, an Incompetent Person, etc., Appellant, v. DAVID M. OLKON et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Fred Girard and Joseph D. Flaum for Appellant. Reed & Kirtland, David Sosson, Henry E. Kappler and Fred O. Reed for Respondents. OPINION SCHAUER, […]

Dimon v. Dimon , 40 Cal.2d 516 [S. F. Nos. 18118, 18359.In Bank.Mar. 17, 1953.] SARA JANE TALBOT DIMON, Respondent, v. CHARLES GRAYSON DIMON, Appellant. COUNSEL Johnson, Harmon & Henderson and Robert H. Johnson for Appellant. Samuel L. Fendel and Gerald D. Marcus for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. This is an action by a former […]

People v. Roberts , 40 Cal.2d 483 [Crim. No. 5398. In Bank. Mar. 13, 1953.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. OLIVER C. ROBERTS, Appellant. COUNSEL Mancuso, Herron & Winn, Davis & Colvin and James T. Davis for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Assistant Attorney General, and Wallace G. Colthurst, Deputy Attorney General, […]

Griffith v. State Bar , 40 Cal.2d 470 [L. A. No. 22506. In Bank. Mar. 13, 1953.] LLOYD C. GRIFFITH, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Miller & Sinclair, Loren Miller and Harold J. Sinclair for Petitioner. Alfred P. Peracca and Jerold E. Weil for Respondent. [40 Cal.2d 471] OPINION THE COURT. […]

French v. Rishell , 40 Cal.2d 477 [S. F. No. 18728. In Bank. Mar. 13, 1953.] BEATRICE HELEN FRENCH, Respondent, v. CLIFFORD E. RISHELL et al., Appellants. COUNSEL John W. Collier, City Attorney (Oakland), and Daniel J. McNamara, Deputy City Attorney, for Appellants. Carroll, Davis & Freidenrich, Roland C. Davis and J. D. Burdick for […]

State Board v. Thrift-D-Lux Cleaners , 40 Cal.2d 436 [L. A. No. 21666. In Bank. Mar. 10, 1953.] STATE BOARD OF DRY CLEANERS, Appellant, v. THRIFT-D-LUX CLEANERS, INC. (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Alberta Gattone and J. Albert Hutchinson, Deputy Attorneys General, for Appellant. Robert Kingsley as Amicus Curiae […]

In re Kelleher , 40 Cal.2d 424 [Crim. Nos. 5264, 5265. In Bank. Mar. 10, 1953.] In re JOHN P. KELLEHER et al., on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Delany, Werchick, Fishgold & Minudri, J. Paul Madsen, Lee Pressman, Robert E. Burns, Crimmins, Kent, Draper & Bradley for Petitioners. McCutchen, Thomas, Matthew, Griffiths & Greene and Morris […]

Voeltz v. Bakery etc. Union , 40 Cal.2d 382 [L. A. No. 21660. In Bank. Mar. 10, 1953.] VIRGIL V. VOELTZ, Respondent, v. BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL UNION NUMBER 37 et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Gilbert, Nissen & Irvin, Robert W. Gilbert and Clarence E. Todd for Appellants. Charles P. Scully […]

Seven Up etc. Co. v. Grocery etc. Union , 40 Cal.2d 368 [L. A. No. 21347. In Bank. Mar. 10, 1953.] SEVEN UP BOTTLING COMPANY OF LOS ANGELES INCORPORATED, Appellant, v. GROCERY DRIVERS UNION LOCAL 848 (an Unincorporated Association) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Thomas P. Menzies, Harold L. Watt, Carl M. Gould and Hill, Farrer […]

Isthmian S. S. Co. v. Nat. Marine etc. Assn. , 40 Cal.2d 433 [S. F. No. 18519. In Bank. Mar. 10, 1953.] ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY (a Corporation), et al., Respondents, v. NATIONAL MARINE ENGINEERS BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION et al., Appellants; BROTHERHOOD OF MARINE ENGINEERS, AFL et al., Interveners and Respondents. COUNSEL Delany, Werchick, Fishgold & Minudri, […]

French Art Cleaners v. State Board , 40 Cal.2d 459 [S. F. No. 18570. In Bank. Mar. 10, 1953.] FRENCH ART CLEANERS (a Corporation) et al., Respondents, v. STATE BOARD OF DRY CLEANERS, Appellant. BEST SERVICE CLEANERS (a Corporation) et al., Respondents, v. STATE BOARD OF DRY CLEANERS et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, […]

Rubin v. American Sportsmen etc. Society , 40 Cal.2d 412 [L. A. No. 21803. In Bank. Mar. 10, 1953.] HARRY RUBIN, Respondent, v. AMERICAN SPORTSMEN TELEVISION EQUITY SOCIETY et al., Appellants. [L. A. No. 21847. In Bank. Mar. 10, 1953.] MIKE HIRSCH ENTERPRISES, INC., Respondent, v. AMERICAN SPORTSMEN TELEVISION EQUITY SOCIETY et al., Appellants. COUNSEL […]

Sommer v. Metal Trades Council , 40 Cal.2d 392 [L. A. No. 21757. In Bank. Mar. 10, 1953.] HERMAN C. SOMMER, Respondent, v. METAL TRADES COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Arthur Garrett, John C. Stevenson, Todd & Todd and Clarence E. Todd for Appellants. Charles P. Scully and Tobriner & Lazarus as […]

Smith v. Smith , 40 Cal.2d 461 [L. A. No. 22323. In Bank. Mar. 10, 1953.] GLADYS D. SMITH, Appellant, v. IRA V. SMITH, Respondent. COUNSEL Jesse Blattel for Appellant. Erb, French & Picone and John L. Stennett for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. On January 21, 1947, plaintiff secured an interlocutory decree of divorce from […]

Parker v. Bowron , 40 Cal.2d 344 [L. A. No. 22294. In Bank. Mar. 6, 1953.] LESTER A. PARKER et al., Appellants, v. FLETCHER BOWRON, as Mayor of the City of Los Angeles et al., Respondents. COUNSEL David Sokol and Clarence E. Todd for Appellants. Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney (Los Angeles), Bourke Jones, Assistant […]

In re McCracken , 40 Cal.2d 343 [Crim. No. 5418. In Bank. Feb. 26, 1953.] In re HENRY FORD McCRACKEN, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Monroe, Chula & Lines for Petitioner. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Clarence A. Linn, Assistant Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. [1] The writ of habeas corpus heretofore issued […]

Roth v. State Bar , 40 Cal.2d 307 [L. A. No. 22278. In Bank. Feb. 25, 1953.] IRWIN HARRY ROTH, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR, Respondent. COUNSEL John W. Preston for Petitioner. Neil G. Locke and Jerold E. Weil for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Irwin Harry Roth was disbarred in 1942 upon conviction of a […]

California Toll Bridge Authority v. Durkee , 40 Cal.2d 341 [Sac. No. 6370. In Bank. Feb. 25, 1953.] CALIFORNIA TOLL BRIDGE AUTHORITY (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. FRANK B. DURKEE, as Director of Public Works, etc., Respondent; GEORGE C. FAULKNER et al., Interveners. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, E. G. Funke, Assistant Attorney General, Ralph […]

Faulkner v. Cal. Toll Bridge Authority , 40 Cal.2d 317 [Sac. No. 6377. In Bank. Feb. 25, 1953.] GEORGE C. FAULKNER et al., Appellants, v. CALIFORNIA TOLL BRIDGE AUTHORITY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Byers, Burd & Fraser for Appellants. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, E. G. Funke, Assistant Attorney General, Ralph W. Scott, Deputy Attorney […]

Cal. Water Project v. Cal. Toll Authority , 40 Cal.2d 334 [Sac. No. 6380. In Bank. Feb. 25, 1953.] CALIFORNIA WATER, TRANSIT AND DEFENSE PROJECT (a Corporation), Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA TOLL BRIDGE AUTHORITY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Byers, Burd & Fraser for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, E. G. Funke, Assistant Attorney General, Ralph […]

Velkov v. Superior Court , 40 Cal.2d 289 [L. A. No. 22582. In Bank. Feb. 20, 1953.] VIRGINIA VELKOV, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; J. GEORGE GOLD et al., Real Parties in Interest. COUNSEL C. E. Spencer for Petitioner. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, and William E. Lamoreaux, Deputy County […]

Simpson v. City of Los Angeles , 40 Cal.2d 271 [L. A. No. 21945. In Bank. Feb. 20, 1953.] EVA SIMPSON et al., Appellants, v. THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Respondents; MEDICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (a Corporation) et al., Interveners and Respondents. COUNSEL Brooks Gifford and Morris Lavine for Appellants. Ray L. […]

Whalen v. Ruiz , 40 Cal.2d 294 [Sac. No. 6309. In Bank. Feb. 20, 1953.] THOMAS S. WHALEN, Appellant, v. AL RUIZ et al., Defendants; SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Mull & Pierce, A. M. Mull, Jr., Fred Pierce and Benjamin H. Brown for Appellant. Devlin, Diepenbrock & Wulff and Horace […]

Gill v. Hearst Publishing Co. , 40 Cal.2d 224 [L. A. No. 22038. In Bank. Feb. 17, 1953.] JOHN W. GILL et al., Appellants, v. HEARST PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Shacknove & Goldman and Ben F. Goldman, Jr., for Appellants. Flint & MacKay and Arch R. Tuthill for Respondents. Loeb & Loeb; […]

Sutter Basin Corp. v. Brown , 40 Cal.2d 235 [Sac. No. 6190. In Bank. Feb. 17, 1953.] SUTTER BASIN CORPORATION, LTD. (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. HANLON BROWN, as County Treasurer, etc., et al., Respondents. [40 Cal.2d 238] COUNSEL Wright & Garrett, Alfred Wright and David M. Harney for Petitioner. Loyd E. Hewitt, District Attorney (Sutter), […]