Category: 1957

CONTRACTOR’S ETC. ASSN. v. CAL. COMPENSATION INS. CO. , 48 Cal.2d 71 [L. A. No. 24366. In Bank. Mar. 1, 1957.] CONTRACTOR’S SAFETY ASSOCIATION (a Corporation), Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION INSURANCE COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Simon Miller, Harry E. Ehrlich and Blau, Shaw & Miller for Appellant. Betts, Ely & Loomis, Forrest A. Betts, […]

In re Boyd , 48 Cal.2d 69 [L. A. No. 24347. In Bank. Mar. 1, 1957.] In re ARTHUR ELLIOTT BOYD, JR., on Disbarment. COUNSEL Arthur Elliott Boyd, Jr., in pro. per., Max Solomon and John W. Preston for Petitioner. Garrett H. Elmore and John G. Thorpe for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This is a […]

Williams v. Reed , 48 Cal.2d 57 [S. F. No. 19343. In Bank. Feb. 21, 1957.] W. E. WILLIAMS, Respondent, v. GLEN E. REED et al., Defendants; ROBERT M. CAIRNS et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Athearn, Chandler & Hoffman, F. G. Athearn, Leigh Athearn, Theodore P. Lambros, Carlson, Collins, Gordon & Bold and Roscoe E. Jordan […]

County of San Diego v. San Diego Gas Co. , 48 Cal.2d 25 [L. A. No. 23743. In Bank. Feb. 19, 1957.] COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, Appellant, v. SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL James Don Keller, District Attorney, and Duane J. Carnes, Deputy District Attorney, for Appellant. Luce, Forward, Kunzel […]

Wildman v. Government Employees’ Insurance Co. , 48 Cal.2d 31 [L. A. No. 24123. In Bank. Feb. 19, 1957.] MARION WILDMAN et al. Appellants, v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ INSURANCE COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Swing, Scharnikow & Staniforth and Robert O. Staniforth for Appellants. Luce, Forward, Kunzel & Scripps and James L. Focht, Jr., for Respondent. […]

People v. Foote , 48 Cal.2d 20 [Crim. No. 5855. In Bank. Feb. 15, 1957.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. DONALD MICHAEL FOOTE et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Raymond De Forest Johnson, in pro. per., Charles E. Karpinski, under appointment by the District Court of Appeal, Richard E. Adams, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Edgar G. […]

Salsbery v. Ritter , 48 Cal.2d 1 [L. A. No. 24012. In Bank. Feb. 15, 1957.] WINSTON N. SALSBERY et al., Appellants, v. TEX RITTER et al., Respondents. [L. A. No. 24013. In Bank. Feb. 15, 1957.] WINSTON W. SALSBERY et al., Appellants, v. TEX RITTER et al., Defendants; EUGENE W. BISCAILUZ, as Sheriff, etc., […]

Sunset Sec. Co. v. Coward McCann, Inc. , 47 Cal.2d 907 [L. A. No. 23823. In Bank. Feb. 15, 1957.] SUNSET SECURITIES COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant, v. COWARD McCANN, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Samuel B. Stewart, Hugo A. Steinmeyer, W. H. Taylor, Jr., and Walter S. Peake for Appellant. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, Balthis & […]

Taylor v. Hawkinson , 47 Cal.2d 893 [L. A. No. 24279. In Bank. Feb. 8, 1957.] VIRGINIA BELL TAYLOR, Appellant, v. A. J. HAWKINSON, Respondent. COUNSEL N.E. Youngblood and William R. Grant for Appellant. Wyman & Finell and Saul Grayson for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Virginia Taylor, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, was injured when […]

Douglas Aircraft, Inc. v. Industrial Acc. Com. , 47 Cal.2d 903 [L. A. No. 24416. In Bank. Feb. 8, 1957.] DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT, INC. (a Corporation) et al., Petitioners, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION, JOHN A. MacDOWELL et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Kearney, Scott & Clopton and Mort L. Clopton for Petitioners. Everett A. Corten, Edward A. Sarkisian […]

Wilson v. Beville , 47 Cal.2d 852 [L. A. No. 23692. In Bank. Feb. 8, 1957.] H. J. WILSON, Appellant, v. CHARLES HENRY BEVILLE et al., Defendants; THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Respondent. COUNSEL Guerin & Guerin and John J. Guerin for Appellant. Roger Arnebergh, City Attorney, Bourke Jones, Assistant City Attorney, Peyton H. Moore, […]

Ensign v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. , 47 Cal.2d 884 [L. A. No. 24049. In Bank. Feb. 8, 1957.] PAUL R. ENSIGN, Respondent, v. PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye for Appellant. Chandler & Durham and Robert J. Durham for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. Plaintiff brought […]

Collins v. Vickter Manor, Inc. , 47 Cal.2d 875 [L. A. No. 23974. In Bank. Feb. 8, 1957.] SI COLLINS et al., Appellants v. VICKTER MANOR, INC. (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Frye & Yudelson, Coleman E. Yudelson, Lawrence E. Silverton and Frye, Yudelson & Silverton for Appellants. Peter T. Rice and Sam Lipson […]

Webb v. State Bar , 47 Cal.2d 866 [L. A. No. 23814. In Bank. Feb. 8, 1957.] JAMES CHARLES WEBB, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Frank J. Hill, Sr., for Petitioner. Russell B. Seymour and Garrett H. Elmore for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This is a proceeding to review a recommendation […]

Hudson v. West , 47 Cal.2d 823 [Sac. No. 6438. In Bank. Feb. 7, 1957.] FRANCIS W. HUDSON et al., Appellants, v. THOMAS WEST et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Bradford, Cross, Dahl & Hefner and Loren S. Dahl for Appellants. Henry Holsinger, Gavin M. Craig and Hugh W. Ferrier as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellants. […]

People v. Greenwood , 47 Cal.2d 819 [Crim. No. 5975. In Bank. Feb. 5, 1957.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WILLIE GREENWOOD, Appellant. COUNSEL Melvin Simon and Stuart Kesner for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and James L. Mamakos, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SPENCE, J. Defendant was charged with assault by means of […]

Keeler v. Schulte , 47 Cal.2d 801 [L. A. No. 23838. In Bank. Feb. 1, 1957.] WILLIAM A. KEELER, Appellant, v. RUTH SCHULTE et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Johnson & Johnson and Edward L. Johnson for Appellant. Rinehart, Merriam, Parker & Berg and Jay D. Rinehart for Respondents. OPINION SPENCE, J. This is the second appeal […]

City of Walnut Creek v. Silveira , 47 Cal.2d 804 [S. F. No. 19671. In Bank. Feb. 1, 1957.] CITY OF WALNUT CREEK, Petitioner, v. EDWARD J. SILVEIRA, as City Treasurer, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL John A. Nejedly, City Attorney, Kirkbride, Wilson, Harzfeld & Wallace, Charles J. Williams, Clark A. Barrett, Kenneth I. Jones, Jr., Arthur […]

In re Bine , 47 Cal.2d 814 [Crim. No. 5953. In Bank. Feb. 1, 1957.] In re LEON BINE, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Irmas, Rutter & Halper and William A. Rutter for Petitioner. William B. McKesson, District Attorney (Los Angeles), Adolph Alexander, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Jere J. Sullivan, Lewis Watnick and Fred N. Whichello, […]

People v. Brust , 47 Cal.2d 776 [Crim. No. 5780. In Bank. Jan. 29, 1957.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. OSCAR HUGO BRUST, Appellant. [47 Cal.2d 780] COUNSEL Eugene V. McPherson for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Norman H. Sokolow, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. Defendant has been found guilty of […]

People v. Friend , 47 Cal.2d 749 [Crim. No. 5800. In Bank. Jan. 25, 1957.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WILBERT FELIX FRIEND, Appellant. COUNSEL John R. Sorbo, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and William E. James, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. Defendant appeals (by […]

Hayward Lumber & Inv. Co. v. Biscailuz , 47 Cal.2d 716 [L. A. No. 24226. In Bank. Jan. 25, 1957.] HAYWARD LUMBER AND INVESTMENT COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant, v. E. W. BISCAILUZ et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Philip T. Lyons and Leroy B. Lorenz for Appellant. Morrison, Foerster, Holloway, Shuman & Clark, J. F. Shuman and […]

Brandelius v. City & County of S. F. , 47 Cal.2d 729 [S. F. No. 19552. In Bank. Jan. 25, 1957.] INGA A. BRANDELIUS et al., Appellants, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Hoberg & Finger and Ingemar Hoberg for Appellants. Dion R. Holm, City Attorney, and Jerome Cohen, Deputy […]

Ivanhoe Irr. Dist. v. All Parties , 47 Cal.2d 597   [L. A. No. 23043.In Bank.Jan. 24, 1957.] THE IVANHOE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ALL PARTIES AND PERSONS, etc., Defendants; COURTNEY McCRACKEN et al., Respondents; THE PEOPLE, Defendant and Appellant. COUNSEL E. I. Feemster, James R. McBride, Ralph M. Brody, Edmund G. Brown, […]

Santa Barbara etc. Agency v. All Persons , 47 Cal.2d 699 [L. A. No. 22761. In Bank. Jan. 24, 1957.] THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WATER AGENCY, Respondent, v. ALL PERSONS AND PARTIES etc., Defendants,; MAURICE A. BALAAM et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Sherman Anderson and W. P. Butcher for Appellants. Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, Herman Phleger, […]