Category: 1955

Temescal Water Co. v. Dept. Public Works , 44 Cal.2d 90 [L. A. No. 23083. In Bank. Feb. 15, 1955.] TEMESCAL WATER COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS et al., Respondents; RIVERSIDE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, Intervener and Respondent. COUNSEL Clayson, Stark & Rothrock and Donald D. […]

Badella v. Miller , 44 Cal.2d 81 [S. F. No. 19042. In Bank. Feb. 11, 1955.] ELEANOR BADELLA et al., Respondents, v. RICHARD MILLER et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Cooley, Crowley & Gaither, Cooley, Crowley, Gaither, Godward, Castro & Huddleson and Frank D. Tatum, Jr., for Appellants. Fitz-Gerald Ames, Sr., and Allen Spivock for Respondents. OPINION […]

Haggerty v. Associated Farmers of Calif. , 44 Cal.2d 60 [S. F. No. 18825. In Bank. Feb. 4, 1955.] C.J. HAGGERTY, Respondent, v. ASSOCIATED FARMERS OF CALIFORNIA, INC. (a Corporation) et al., Defendants; COUNTY OF FRESNO et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Robert M. Wash, County Counsel (Fresno), Maurice E. Smith and John E. Loomis, Assistant County […]

People v. Smith , 44 Cal.2d 77 [Crim. No. 5665. In Bank. Feb. 4, 1955.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. DEWEY SMITH, Respondent. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and William E. James, Deputy Attorney General, for Appellant. Edgar G. Langford and J. Perry Langford for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J. This is an appeal from an […]

City & County of San Francisco v. Ross , 44 Cal.2d 52 [S. F. No. 18982. In Bank. Feb. 3, 1955.] CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Petitioner, v. HARRY D. ROSS, as City and County Controller, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Dion R. Holm, City Attorney, and John Elmer Barricklo, Deputy City Attorney for Petitioner. Jesse […]

People v. Burwell , 44 Cal.2d 16 [Crim. No. 5486. In Bank. Feb. 1, 1955.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. EUGENE BURWELL et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Adams & Reynolds, John Adams, Jr., and R. J. Reynolds for Appellant Burwell. [44 Cal.2d 22] Walter F. Freitas and S. J. Hugh Allen, appointed by the Supreme Court, for […]

Long v. Cal.-Western States Life Ins. Co. , 43 Cal.2d 871 [L. A. No. 23318. In Bank. Feb. 1, 1955.] PEARL K. LONG et al., Appellants, v. CALIFORNIA-WESTERN STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL T. R. Claflin, Renetzky & Davis and Paul W. Davis for Appellants. A. H. Brazil for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, […]

People v. Zilbauer , 44 Cal.2d 43 [Crim. No. 5593. In Bank. Feb. 1, 1955.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ANTHONY ZILBAUER, Appellant. COUNSEL Anthony Zilbauer, in pro. per., and Thomas Higgins, Jr., under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Elizabeth Miller, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, […]

In re Chessman , 44 Cal.2d 1 [Crim. No. 5591. In Bank. Feb. 1, 1955.] In re CARYL CHESSMAN, on Habeas Corpus. [S. F. No. 19158. In Bank. Feb. 1, 1955.] THE PEOPLE, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF MARIN COUNTY, Respondent; CARYL CHESSMAN, Real Party in Interest. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. […]

M & M Transport v. Cal. Auto Transport , 43 Cal.2d 847 [L. A. No. 23197. In Bank. Jan. 28, 1955.] M & M LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent, v. CALIFORNIA AUTO TRANSPORT COMPANY et al., Defendants; WALTER ALVES et al., Appellants. [L. A. No. 23198. In Bank. Jan. 28, 1955.] VERN BAKER, Respondent, […]

Berri v. Superior Court , 43 Cal.2d 856 [S. F. No. 19059. In Bank. Jan. 28, 1955.] INES BERRI, Individually and as Administratrix, etc., Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Respondents; BANK OF AMERICA et al., Real Parties in Interest. COUNSEL Alfred J. Hennessy for Petitioner. Samuel […]

People v. Caldwell , 43 Cal.2d 864 [Crim. No. 5621. In Bank. Jan. 28, 1955.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JOHNSON WILLIAM CALDWELL, Appellant. COUNSEL Rubin Tepper, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Norman H. Sokolow, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Defendant was charged by […]

In re Berry , 43 Cal.2d 838 [Crim. No. 5573. In Bank. Jan. 25, 1955.] In re TYLER W. BERRY, on Habeas Corpus COUNSEL Tyler W. Berry, in pro. per., and Leonard P. Burke and Keith Lamb under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Petitioner. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Doris H. Maier, Deputy […]

Tide Water Assoc. Oil Co. v. Superior Court , 43 Cal.2d 815 [L. A. No. 23262. In Bank. Jan. 25, 1955.] TIDE WATER ASSOCIATED OIL COMPANY (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; PORTER SESNON et al., Real Parties in Interest. [L. A. No. 23263. In Bank. Jan. 25, 1955.] PACIFIC […]

Burchell v. Strube , 43 Cal.2d 828 [S. F. No. 18780. In Bank. Jan. 25, 1955.] CHARLES E. BURCHELL, Individually and as Administrator, etc., Plaintiff, v. CHARLES J. C. STRUBE et al., Respondents; E. WILEY, Appellant. COUNSEL Robert E. Hatch for Appellant. Thomas C. Vassar, F. A. Devlin and Edward L. Cragen for Respondents. Marvin […]

Black v. Cutter Laboratories , 43 Cal.2d 788 [S. F. No. 18522. In Bank. Jan. 18, 1955.] MABEL BLACK et al., Respondents, v. CUTTER LABORATORIES (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Johnson & Stanton, Gardiner Johnson and Thomas E. Stanton, Jr., for Appellant. Edises & Treuhaft, Bertram Edises, Henry F. Saunders and Edises, Treuhaft, Grossman and Grogan […]

Beverage v. Canton Placer Mining Co. , 43 Cal.2d 769 [Sac. No. 6455. In Bank. Jan. 14, 1955.] ROBERT W. BEVERAGE et al., Appellants, v. CANTON PLACER MINING COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Goldstein, Barceloux & Goldstein, J. Oscar Goldstein, P. M. Barceloux, Burton J. Goldstein and Reginald M. Watt for Appellants. H. […]

Gelhaus v. Nevada Irrigation Dist. , 43 Cal.2d 779 [Sac. No. 6473. In Bank. Jan. 14, 1955.] M. F. GELHAUS et al., Plaintiffs; A. F. GELHAUS et al., Appellants, v. NEVADA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, Respondent. COUNSEL Floyd H. Bowers and Thomas F. Sargent for Appellants. Minasian & Minasian, P. J. Minasian, James K. Abercrombie, Vernon F. […]

Estate of Quinn , 43 Cal.2d 785 [S. F. No. 18964. In Bank. Jan. 14, 1955.] Estate of ETHEL C. QUINN, Deceased. EDMUND G BROWN, as Attorney General, etc., Appellant, v. PRESTON HATCH, as Guardian, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, W. R. Augustine and Wayne D. Hudson, Deputy Attorneys General, for Appellant. […]

Lyons v. Superior Court , 43 Cal.2d 755 [L. A. No. 23241. In Bank. Jan. 14, 1955.] LOWELL LYONS, Petitioner v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL A. Brigham Rose for Petitioner. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel (Los Angeles), John B. Anson, David D. Mix and William E. Lamoreaux, Deputy County Counsel, for […]