Category: 1955

In re Hess , 45 Cal.2d 171 [Crim. No. 5672. In Bank. Oct. 4, 1955.] In re TROY CLIFFORD HESS on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Bruce A. Werlhof and Robert W. Trimble for Petitioner. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, and Raymond M. Momboisse, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION […]

Browne v. State Bar , 45 Cal.2d 165 [S. F. No. 19262. In Bank. Sept. 28, 1955.] LIONEL BROWNE, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Lionel Browne, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Garrett H. Elmore for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Petitioner, Lionel Browne, seeks a review of disciplinary proceedings in which the […]

Oster v. Municipal Court , 45 Cal.2d 134 [L. A. No. 23491. In Bank. Sept. 23, 1955.] ALEXANDER L. OSTER, Appellant, v. THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE LOS ANGELES JUDICIAL DISTRICT, Respondent. COUNSEL Alexander L. Oster, in pro. per., and A. Brigham Rose for Appellant. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, and William E. Lamoreaux, Deputy […]

Gilmore v. Gilmore , 45 Cal.2d 142 [S. F. No. 18996. In Bank. Sept. 23, 1955.] DIXIE GILMORE, an Incompetent Person, etc., Appellant, v. DON GILMORE, Respondent. COUNSEL James Martin MacInnis and Nicholas Alaga for Appellant. Michael L. Haun, Myers & Meehan and Wallace S. Myers for Respondent. [45 Cal.2d 145] OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Plaintiff […]

Allen v. City of Long Beach , 45 Cal.2d 128 [L. A. No. 22894. In Bank. Sept. 23, 1955.] MANNING T. ALLEN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CITY OF LONG BEACH et al., Defendants and Appellants. [L. A. No. 22895. In Bank. Sept. 23, 1955.] ELWIN L. ALGER et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. […]

Cal. Mut. Water Assn. v. Public Util. Com. , 45 Cal.2d 152 [S. F. No. 19181. In Bank. Sept. 23, 1955.] CALIFORNIA MUTUAL WATER COMPANIES ASSOCIATION et al., Petitioners, v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, Real Party in Interest. COUNSEL Clayson, Stark & Rothrock and Donald D. […]

Sullivan v. State Bar , 45 Cal.2d 112 [S. F. No. 19243. In Bank. Sept. 20, 1955.] LEO A. SULLIVAN, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Leo A. Sullivan, in pro. per., and Ivan C. Sperbeck for Petitioner. Robert T. Harbaugh, Carl E. Simon, Jr., and Garrett H. Elmore for Respondent. OPINION […]

People v. Hudson , 45 Cal.2d 121 [Crim. No. 5688. In Bank. Sept. 20, 1955.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. PAUL HUDSON, Appellant. COUNSEL Charles W. Jennings, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Elizabeth Miller, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. This appeal is from a […]

Pencovic v. Pencovic , 45 Cal.2d 97 [S. F. No. 19037. In Bank. Sept. 20, 1955.] LUCYLE W. PENCOVIC, Respondent, v. FRANCIS H. PENCOVIC, Appellant. COUNSEL Gross & Svenson and Henry J. Gross for Appellant. Edwards & Friborg and Alan G. Banks for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Plaintiff and defendant were married in 1937 and […]

Call v. State Bar , 45 Cal.2d 104 [S. F. No. 19151. In Bank. Sept. 20, 1955.] HARRISON W. CALL, Petitioner, v. STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Harrison W. Call, in pro. per., and Anthony J. Kennedy, for Petitioner. Jerome R. Lewis and Garrett H. Elmore for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. By this proceeding, […]

Gigliotti v. Nunes , 45 Cal.2d 85 [S. F. No. 19200. In Bank. Aug. 23, 1955.] NADINE GIGLIOTTI, a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. JOSEPH ERNEST NUNES, Respondent; RHODA GIGLIOTTI, Cross-Defendant and Appellant. [S. F. No. 19201. In Bank. Aug. 23, 1955.] ARTHUR MATTS, a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, […]

Arenson v. Nat. Automobile & Cas. Ins. Co. , 45 Cal.2d 81 [L. A. No. 23232. In Bank. Aug. 15, 1955.] IRVING ARENSON, Appellant, v. NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL William Katz for Appellant. Parker, Stanbury, Reese & McGee and Charles Agor Harrison for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. Plaintiff, holder […]

Pac. Coast Cheese, Inc. v. Sec.-First Nat. Bk. , 45 Cal.2d 75 [L.A. No. 23400. In Bank. Aug. 12, 1955.] PACIFIC COAST CHEESE, INC. (a Corporation), Appellant, v. SECURITY-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES (a Banking Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Jesse A. Hamilton for Appellant. Iverson & Hogoboom and Paul E. Iverson for Respondent. [45 Cal.2d […]

Eilke v. Rice , 45 Cal.2d 66 [L. A. No. 23639. In Bank. Aug. 5, 1955.] KATHERINE EILKE, as Executrix, etc., Appellant, v. DAVID RICE, Respondent. COUNSEL Moore, Trinkaus & Binns and Walter R. Trinkaus for Appellant. Morrison, Hohfeld, Foerster, Shuman & Clark as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellant. Vaughan & Brandlin, J. R. […]

Coviello v. State Bar , 45 Cal.2d 57 [L. A. No. 23030. In Bank. Aug. 5, 1955.] A. P. COVIELLO, Petitioner v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL A. P. Coviello, in pro. per., Hiram T. Kellogg and John C. Miles for Petitioner. Ernest W. Pitney, Jack A. Hayes and Garrett H. Elmore for […]

Estate of Schechtman , 45 Cal.2d 50 [L. A. No. 23018. In Bank. Aug. 2, 1955.] Estate of MAX L. SCHECHTMAN, Deceased. HAROLD S. STONE, as Executor, etc., Appellant, v. DR. ABRAHAM SCHECHTMAN et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Nathan L. Schoichet for Appellant. Harry A. Franklin for Respondents. [45 Cal.2d 52] OPINION SHENK, J. This is […]

Gantner & Mattern Co. v. Burkett , 45 Cal.2d 908 [S. F. No. 19209. In Bank. July 29, 1955.] GANTNER & MATTERN COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant, v. WILLIAM A. BURKETT, as Director of Employment, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Fabian D. Brown for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Irving H. Perluss, Assistant Attorney General, William L. […]

MANNING’S, INC. v. BURKETT , 45 Cal.2d 43 [S. F. No. 19213. In Bank. July 29, 1955.] MANNING’S, INC. (a Corporation), Appellant, v. WILLIAM A. BURKETT, as Director of Employment, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Ernest J. Hill and Walter E. Dorn for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Irving H. Perluss, Assistant Attorney General, William L. […]

Hilyar v. Union Ice Co. , 45 Cal.2d 30 [L. A. No. 23223. In Bank. July 29, 1955.] RAYMOND E. HILYAR, a Minor, etc., Appellant, v. UNION ICE COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Elconin & Elconin, Benjamin Elconin, Hirson & Horn and Theodore A. Horn for Appellant. George P. Kinkle and George P. […]

People v. Yrigoyen , 45 Cal.2d 46 [Crim. No. 5682. In Bank. July 29, 1955.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. FRANK YRIGOYEN, Appellant. COUNSEL J. Everett Barr for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Doris H. Maier and Frederick G. Girard, Deputy Attorneys General, for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. A jury found defendant guilty of issuing […]

FOSTER’S LUNCH SYSTEM, LTD. v. BURKETT , 45 Cal.2d 907 [S. F. No. 19208. In Bank. July 29, 1955.] FOSTER’S LUNCH SYSTEM, LTD. (a Corporation), Appellant, v. WILLIAM A. BURKETT, as Director of Employment, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Fabian D. Brown for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Irving H. Perluss, Assistant Attorney General, William L. […]

Linggi v. Garovotti , 45 Cal.2d 20 [S. F. No. 19197. In Bank. July 22, 1955.] MELCHIOR LINGGI, Appellant, v. MARIA GAROVOTTI, Respondent. COUNSEL Wallace S. Myers for Appellant. Freitas, Freitas & Allen, Freitas, Allen, McCarthy & Bettini and Richard V. Bettini for Respondent. OPINION EDMONDS, J. Melchior Linggi is endeavoring to condemn a right […]

Tanzola v. De Rita , 45 Cal.2d 1 [L. A. No. 23642. In Bank. July 12, 1955.] JOSEPH TANZOLA, Respondent, v. JOHN DE RITA, as Executor, etc., Appellant. COUNSEL Arnerich, del Valle & Sinatra and Bernard J. del Valle for Appellant. George J. Tapper and Jack D. Most for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. Defendant executor […]

Central Bank v. Superior Court , 45 Cal.2d 10 [S. F. No. 19176. In Bank. July 12, 1955.] CENTRAL BANK (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, Respondent; SAM PERRY, a Minor, etc., Real Party in Interest. COUNSEL Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley and Robert S. Rutledge for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. Lew […]

People v. Gross , 44 Cal.2d 859 [L. A. No. 23663. In Bank. July 8, 1955.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WALTER GROSS, Appellant. COUNSEL Walter Gross, in pro. per., and Harry C. Cogen, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and William E. James, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. […]