Category: 1956

People v. Rios , 46 Cal.2d 297 [Crim. No. 5786. In Bank. Feb. 24, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. FREDERICK EDWARD RIOS, Respondent. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, William E. James, Deputy Attorney General, S. Ernest Roll, District Attorney [46 Cal.2d 298] (Los Angeles), Jere J. Sullivan, Lewis Watnick and Fred N. Whichello, Deputy […]

People v. Citrino , 46 Cal.2d 284 [Crim. No. 5779. In Bank. Feb. 24, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ANTHONY CITRINO, Appellant. COUNSEL Anthony Citrino, in pro. per., and Robert E. Tarbox, under appointment by the District Court of Appeal prior to transfer of the appeal, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. […]

Badillo v. Superior Court , 46 Cal.2d 269 [S. F. No. 19346. In Bank. Feb. 24, 1956.] VICTOR BADILLO, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Respondent. COUNSEL MacInnis, Alaga & Glassman and Harry P. Glassman for Petitioner. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, […]

People v. Kitchens , 46 Cal.2d 260 [Crim. No. 5774. In Bank. Feb. 24, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. BILLY KITCHENS, Appellant. COUNSEL Wainwright & Bacanelli and Harry S. Wainwright for Appellant. [46 Cal.2d 261] Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Raymond M. Momboisse, Deputy Attorney General, Thomas C. […]

People v. Gale , 46 Cal.2d 253 [Crim. No. 5769. In Bank. Feb. 24, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. PAUL EDSON GALE, Respondent. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and William E. James, Deputy Attorney General, for Appellant. Giles B. Jackson and H. Clay Jacke for Respondent. A. L. Wirin and Fred Okrand as Amici […]

People v. Sanders , 46 Cal.2d 247 [Crim. No. 5763. In Bank. Feb. 24, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. JAMES W. SANDERS, Respondent. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, William E. James, Deputy Attorney General, S. Ernest Roll, District Attorney (Los Angeles), Jere J. Sullivan and Lewis Watnick, Deputy District Attorneys, for Appellant. G. Vernon […]

Higgins v. State Bar , 46 Cal.2d 241 [S. F. No. 19366. In Bank. Feb. 21, 1956.] WILLIAM HIGGINS, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Paul J. Philbin, Jr., for Petitioner. Garrett H. Elmore for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This is a proceeding to review a recommendation of the Board of Governors […]

Estate of Charters , 46 Cal.2d 227 [L. A. No. 23375. In Bank. Feb. 17, 1956.] Estate of SPENCER H. CHARTERS, Deceased. SECURITY-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES, as Trustee, etc., Petitioner and Appellant, v. IRENE MARIE CHARTERS YEAKEL et al., Respondents; LAURA HOERNER, Legatee and Appellant. COUNSEL Henshey & Beeman and Howard B. Henshey […]

Hawk v. City of Newport Beach , 46 Cal.2d 213 [L. A. No. 23913. In Bank. Feb. 14, 1956.] MONTIE HAWK et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, Defendant and Appellant. COUNSEL Paul T. Erskine and W. J. Schall for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Z. B. West, Belcher, Kearney & Fargo and Stevens […]

Jenkins v. Knight , 46 Cal.2d 220 [Sac. No. 6639. In Bank. Feb. 14, 1956.] THOMAS M. JENKINS et al., Petitioners, v. GOODWIN J. KNIGHT, as Governor, etc., Respondent. [Sac. No. 6637. In Bank. Feb. 14, 1956.] ROSS H. BOYD et al., Petitioners, v. GOODWIN J. KNIGHT, as Governor, etc., Respondent. [Sac. No. 6638. In […]

Hill v. Superior Court , 46 Cal.2d 169 [Sac. No. 6646. In Bank. Feb. 10, 1956.] ARTHUR W. HILL et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL Arthur W. Hill and Norman C. Cissna, in pro. per., for Petitioners. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Doris H. Maier and Frederick G. Girard, Deputy […]

Eichelberger v. City of Berkeley , 46 Cal.2d 182 [S. F. No. 19100. In Bank. Feb. 10, 1956.] GEORGE G. EICHELBERGER et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF BERKELEY et al., Respondents. LEWIS WESCOTT, Appellant, v. CITY OF BERKELEY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Cornish & Cornish, Francis T. Cornish and Howard W. Wayne for Appellants. Fred […]

Simmons v. Rhodes & Jamieson, Ltd. , 46 Cal.2d 190 [S. F. No. 19357. In Bank. Feb. 10, 1956.] GIPSON E. SIMMONS, Appellant, v. RHODES AND JAMIESON, LTD. (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Russell F. King for Appellant. Weinmann, Rode, Burnhill & Moffitt, L. R. Weinmann, John N. James, Hoey, Hall & Conti, James […]

Pianka v. State of California , 46 Cal.2d 208 [S. F. No. 19361. In Bank. Feb. 10, 1956.] ERIC ROGER PIANKA, a Minor, etc., Appellant, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Hoberg & Finger and Ingemar E. Hoberg for Appellant. Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, E. D. Bronson, Jr., Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, […]

Boyd v. Cress , 46 Cal.2d 164 [Sac. No. 6595. In Bank. Feb. 10, 1956.] GUY BOYD, Respondent, v. JOHN CRESS, Appellant. COUNSEL McDougall & Fitzwilliam, Robert H. Memering and Leo Fitzwilliam for Appellant. J. Oscar Goldstein, P. M. Barceloux, Burton J. Goldstein, Goldstein, Barceloux & Goldstein and Reginald M. Watt for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, […]

People v. Winston , 46 Cal.2d 151 [Crim. No. 5815. In Bank. Feb. 7, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JESS JOSEPH WINSTON, Appellant. COUNSEL Charles O. Morgan, Jr., for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Assistant Attorney General, and Victor Griffith, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J. Defendant was charged […]

People v. Morlock , 46 Cal.2d 141 [Crim. No. 5799. In Bank. Feb. 7, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. EUGENE AUGUSTINE MORLOCK, Appellant. COUNSEL Howard A. Muhleman, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Assistant Attorney General, and Raymond M. Momboisse, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. […]

Bailey v. County of Los Angeles , 46 Cal.2d 132 [L. A. No. 23659. In Bank. Feb. 7, 1956.] RAY A. BAILEY et al., Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Holbrook, Tarr, Carter & O’Neill, W. Sumner Holbrook, Jr., and Francis H. O’Neill, for Appellants. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, Edward […]

Estate of McMillin , 46 Cal.2d 121 [L. A. Nos. 23412-23446, 23573-23620.In Bank.Feb. 7, 1956.] Estate of MAE McMILLIN, Deceased. E. A. WINSTANLEY, as Public Administrator, etc., Appellant, v. MORTON J. ROBINSON, Respondent. [And 82 other cases.] fn. * COUNSEL Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel (Los Angeles), and Baldo M. Kristovich for Appellant. S. V. […]

Solot v. Linch , 46 Cal.2d 99 [L. A. No. 23873. In Bank. Feb. 3, 1956.] MARY SOLOT et al., Appellants, v. MICHEL LINCH et al., Defendants; C. A. LINCH, Respondent. COUNSEL John N. Frolich and William Levin for Appellants. Spray, Gould & Bowers and Robert E. Ford for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J. Plaintiffs appeal […]

Anderson v. Cazel , 46 Cal.2d 901 MEMORANDUM [L. A. No. 23937. In Bank. Feb. 3, 1956.] NELL ANDERSON, Appellant, v. ERNEST C. CAZEL, Respondent. COUNSEL Robert M. Fisk and Richard P. B. Tyson for Appellant. Spray, Gould & Bowers and Robert E. Ford for Respondent. OPINION OF THE COURT Memorandum SPENCE, J. Plaintiff appeals […]

Scott v. Industrial Acc. Com. , 46 Cal.2d 76 [L. A. No. 23815. In Bank. Feb. 3, 1956.] ARTHUR PAUL SCOTT, a Minor, etc., Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION, Respondent; PACIFIC COAST BORAX COMPANY et al., Real Parties in Interest. COUNSEL Hindman & Davis and E. Eugene Davis for Petitioner. Everett A. Corten and Daniel […]

People v. Blodgett , 46 Cal.2d 114 [Crim. No. 5759. In Bank. Feb. 3, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ERNEST BLODGETT [DON WILLIAMS], Appellant. COUNSEL Benjamin F. Marlowe for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, and Victor Griffith, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Defendant was […]

People v. Martin , 46 Cal.2d 106 [Crim. No. 5758. In Bank. Feb. 3, 1956.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. GEORGE H. MARTIN, Appellant. COUNSEL George H. Martin, in pro. per., and Clinton W. White, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Assistant Attorney General, and Arlo […]

Madin v. Industrial Acc. Com. , 46 Cal.2d 90 [L. A. No. 23872. In Bank. Feb. 3, 1956.] MARCO J. MADIN et al., Petitioners, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION, JAMES R. RICHARDSON et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Higgs, Fletcher & Mack for Petitioners. Everett A. Corten, Daniel C. Murphy and Edward A. Sarkisian for Respondents. OPINION CARTER, […]