Category: 1956

Pac. etc. Dev. Corp. v. Western Pac. R. R. Co. , 47 Cal.2d 62 [L. A. No. 23646. In Bank. Oct. 5, 1956.] PACIFIC SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (a Corporation), Appellant, v. WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Gregory M. Creutz for Appellant. Smith, Van Dyke & Hildreth, H. Allen Smith and Jack E. […]

Television Transmission v. Public Util. Com. , 47 Cal.2d 82 [S. F. No. 19501. In Bank. Oct. 5, 1956.] TELEVISION TRANSMISSION, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Welch, Mott & Morgan, Hoey, Hall & Conti and E. Stratford Smith for Petitioners. Everett C. McKeage, Roderick B. […]

In re Allen , 47 Cal.2d 55 [Crim. No. 5731. In Bank. Sept. 28, 1956.] In re JOHN ALLEN and LOUIS F. SMITH, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Valentine C. Hammack, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Sidney Feinberg, for Appellants. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Arlo E. […]

People v. Burke , 47 Cal.2d 45 [Crim. No. 5898. In Bank. Sept. 21, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ROBERT BURKE, Appellant. COUNSEL Cletus J. Hanifin for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Robert S. Rose, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of violation of […]

People v. Walsh , 47 Cal.2d 36 [Crim. No. 5793. In Bank. Sept. 14, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. VINCENT RAYMOND WALSH et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Robert M. Fisk, Richard P. B. Tyson, John J. Bradley and Max Solomon for Appellants. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Raymond Momboisse […]

People v. Peninsula Title Guar. Co. , 47 Cal.2d 29 [S. F. No. 19128. In Bank. Aug. 31, 1956.] THE PEOPLE ex rel. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, Plaintiff, v. PENINSULA TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY (a Corporation), Defendant; ARTHUR BROTHERS (a Partnership), Appellant; CITY OF SAN MATEO, Respondent. COUNSEL Schofield, Hanson & Jenkins and Thomas M. Jenkins […]

In re Florance , 47 Cal.2d 25 [Crim. No. 5935. In Bank. Aug. 28, 1956.] In re CHARLOTTE F. FLORANCE, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Fraser, Brown & Hewett and Robert W. Fraser for Petitioner. Joel E. Ogle, County Counsel (Orange), George F. Holden, Stephen K. Tamura and William Christensen, Assistant County Counsel, for Respondent. OPINION […]

Lucas v. Sweet , 47 Cal.2d 20 [S. F. No. 19179. In Bank. Aug. 28, 1956.] E. C. LUCAS, Appellant, v. HENRY SWEET et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Chas. N. Douglas for Appellant. George De Lew and Robert E. Halsing for Respondents. OPINION SHENK, J. The plaintiff Lucas appeals from a judgment for the defendants Sweet, […]

Nathan H. Schur, Inc. v. City of Santa Monica , 47 Cal.2d 11 [L. A. No. 23679. In Bank. Aug. 17, 1956.] NATHAN H. SCHUR, INC. (a Corporation), Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CITY OF SANTA MONICA et al., Defendants and Respondents. ROY C. TROEGER et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF SANTA MONICA et al., Respondents. […]

People v. Dotson , 46 Cal.2d 891 [Crim. No. 5925. In Bank. Aug. 10, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. LAWRENCE GENE DOTSON, Appellant. COUNSEL Lawrence Gene Dotson, in pro. per., Donald D. Connors, Jr., under appointment by the Supreme Court, and J. Stewart Harrison, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Assistant […]

Clark v. Lesher , 46 Cal.2d 874 [Sac. No. 6687. In Bank. Aug. 10, 1956.] HOWARD A. CLARK, Appellant, v. DEAN S. LESHER et al., Respondents. COUNSEL H. A. Savage, Stutsman, Hackett & Nagel and J. J. Nagel for Appellant. Roy E. Wolfe, in pro. per., Green, Green, Plumley & Bartow, Green, Green & Plumley, […]

People v. Head , 46 Cal.2d 886 [Crim. No. 5893. In Bank. Aug. 10, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. CHARLES M. HEAD, Appellant. COUNSEL Charles M. Head, in pro. per., George H. Sullivan and Julien R. Bauer for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and William E. James, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION CARTER, […]

LeFave v. Dimond , 46 Cal.2d 868 [L. A. No. 24014. In Bank. Aug. 10, 1956.] L. J. LeFAVE et al., Appellants, v. JAMES H. DIMOND et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Buchalter, Nemer & Fields and Murray M. Fields for Appellants. Gitelson, Ashton, Moore & Coyle, Alfred Gitelson and Leon M. Cooper for Respondents. OPINION GIBSON, […]

Bank of America v. Bowden , 46 Cal.2d 863 [L. A. No. 24128. In Bank. Aug. 7, 1956.] BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION (a National Banking Association), Respondent, v. LESLIE S. BOWDEN, as Trustee in Bankruptcy, etc., Appellant. COUNSEL Nathan Newby, Jr., and C. Douglas Wikle for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney […]

Newell v. Newell , 46 Cal.2d 861 [L. A. No. 23337. In Bank. Aug. 3, 1956.] GERTRUDE B. NEWELL, Appellant, v. ROBERT M. NEWELL, Respondent. COUNSEL Ernest W. Pitney and Glenn A. Lane for Appellant. Theodore A. Chester for Respondent. [46 Cal.2d 862] OPINION THE COURT. Plaintiff, Gertrude B. Newell, appeals from an order of […]

In re Gritton , 46 Cal.2d 856 [Crim. No. 5912. In Bank. July 31, 1956.] In re J. David Hennigan, on Behalf of LYNN GRITTON et al., on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL J. David Hennigan, Joseph Shane, Ernest Silver and Hennigan & Ryneal for Petitioners. William O. Mackey, District Attorney (Riverside), and Le Moyne S. Badger, […]

Lynn v. Duckel , 46 Cal.2d 845 [S. F. No. 19220. In Bank. July 24, 1956.] GEORGE J. LYNN, Appellant, v. SHERMAN P. DUCKEL, as Director of Public Works, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL John J. Dailey for Appellant. Dion R. Holm, City Attorney (San Francisco), and George E. Baglin, Deputy City Attorney, for Respondent. OPINION McCOMB, […]

Aguirre v. City of Los Angeles , 46 Cal.2d 841 [L. A. No. 24125. In Bank. July 20, 1956.] ANGELITA AGUIRRE, a Minor, etc., Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Respondent. COUNSEL Robert A. Ibanez for Appellant. Roger Arnebergh, City Attorney, Bourke Jones, Assistant City Attorney, and William E. Still, Deputy City Attorney, for Respondent. […]

People v. Watson , 46 Cal.2d 818 [Crim. No. 5813. In Bank. July 3, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. PHILIP J. WATSON, Appellant. COUNSEL Leslie C. Gillen, Gregory S. Stout and William F. Cleary for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Victor Griffith and John S. McInerny, Deputy […]

In re Brumback , 46 Cal.2d 810 [Crim. No. 5924. In Bank. June 29, 1956.] In re Leo R. Friedman, on Behalf of JAMES J. BRUMBACK, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Leo R. Friedman for Petitioner. Raymond D. Williamson, William E. Barden, Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Assistant Attorney General, Raymond Momboisse, Deputy […]

Desny v. Wilder , 46 Cal.2d 715 [L. A. No. 23892. In Bank. June 28, 1956.] VICTOR DESNY, Appellant, v. BILLY WILDER et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Milo V. Olson and Frank DeMarco, Jr., for Appellant. Pacht, Ross, Warne & Bernhard, Isaac Pacht and Gordon Stulberg as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellant. O’Melveny & Myers, […]

Fischer v. County of Shasta , 46 Cal.2d 771 [Sac. No. 6472. In Bank. June 28, 1956.] WILLIAM FISCHER, Respondent, v. COUNTY OF SHASTA et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Laurence J. Kennedy, Jr., and Randall J. Presleigh, District Attorneys (Shasta), Robert H. Gerdes, William S. Love and Chenoweth & Leininger for Appellants. Robert E. Reed and […]

Woods v. Security-First Nat. Bank , 46 Cal.2d 697 [L. A. No. 23569. In Bank. June 28, 1956.] ALLAN LEE WOODS, Appellant, v. SECURITY-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES (a Corporation), as Executor, etc., et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Guerin & Guerin and John J. Guerin for Appellant. Benjamin S. Crow and Rex W. Kramer for […]

County of San Diego v. Milotz , 46 Cal.2d 761 [L. A. No. 24051. In Bank. June 28, 1956.] COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, Respondent, v. W. F. MILOTZ, JR., et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Parker, Stanbury, Reese & McGee, Raymond G. Stanbury, James S. Lowrie and James B. Abbey for Appellants. James Don Keller, District Attorney, […]

Wendland v. City of Alameda , 46 Cal.2d 786 [S. F. No. 19410. In Bank. June 28, 1956.] LLOYD R. WENDLAND, Respondent, v. CITY OF ALAMEDA et al., Appellants. COUNSEL J. P. Clark, City Attorney, for Appellants. J. W. O’Neill for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. Plaintiff, a former police officer of the city of Alameda, […]