Category: 1958

Estate of de Laveaga , 50 Cal.2d 480 [S. F. No. 19579. In Bank. June 6, 1958.] Estate of JOSEPH VINCENT de LAVEAGA, Deceased. JUANITA VALERIE de LAVEAGA SOMAVIA, as Remainderman-Beneficiary, etc., Appellant, v. MARGARET BROYER BETTS, as Executrix, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Burnham Enersen, Robert Edmondson, Katherine M. Griffin and McCutchen, Thomas, Matthew, Griffiths & […]

Abbot v. City of Los Angeles , 50 Cal.2d 438 [L. A. No. 24354. In Bank. June 6, 1958.] RUTH ABBOTT et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Respondents. [L. A. No. 24355. In Bank. June 6, 1958.] EVA A. ADAMS et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Respondents. […]

Ferguson v. Industrial Acc. Com. , 50 Cal.2d 469 [L.A. No. 24914. In Bank. June 6, 1958.] LESTER FERGUSON, Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION et al., Respondents. COUNSEL William M. Sarnoff and Donald Franz for Petitioner. Everett A. Corten, Edward A. Sarkisian, Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Miles J. Rubin and Gerald F. Carreras, Deputy […]

Sullivan v. State Bar , 50 Cal.2d 491 [S. F. No. 19879. In Bank. June 6, 1958.] LEO AUBREY SULLIVAN, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Leo Aubrey Sullivan, in pro. per., and Joseph Morozumi for Petitioner. Garrett H. Elmore for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT In three proceedings before local administrative committees […]

Munro v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board , 50 Cal.2d 863 [L. A. No. 24698. In Bank. June 4, 1958.] RUSSELL S. MUNRO, as Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, etc., Respondent, v. THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL APPEALS BOARD, Appellant. COUNSEL Edsel W. Haws, Senior Counsel, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, […]

Koehn v. State Board of Equalization , 50 Cal.2d 432 [S. F. No. 19780. In Bank. June 4, 1958.] M. M. KOEHN, Petitioner and Respondent, v. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION et al., Defendants and Respondents; THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL APPEALS BOARD, Appellant; E. L. LEDGER, Real Party in Interest. COUNSEL Edsel W. Haws, Senior Counsel, […]

People v. White , 50 Cal.2d 428 [Crim. No. 6209. In Bank. May 28, 1958.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. FRANK WILLIAM WHITE, Appellant. COUNSEL Horace N. Freedman and Daniel M. Herscher, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Elizabeth Miller and Joe J. Yasaki, Deputy Attorneys General, for Respondent. […]

Gonzales v. Industrial Acc. Com. , 50 Cal.2d 360 [L. A. No. 24851. In Bank. May 27, 1958.] EDWARD GONZALES, Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Levy, Russell & DeRoy and Jack P. Koszdin for Petitioner. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Irving H. Perluss, Assistant Attorney General, F. G. Girard and Henry […]

People v. Wein , 50 Cal.2d 383 [Crim. No. 6130. In Bank. May 27, 1958.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. EDWARD SIMON WEIN, Appellant. COUNSEL Russell E. Parsons and Henry E. Kappler for Appellant. Louis Licht as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Elizabeth Miller, Ray R. Goldie and Joe Yasaki, […]

Volf v. Ocean Accident & Guar. Corp. , 50 Cal.2d 373 [Sac. No. 6890. In Bank. May 27, 1958.] EDWARD J. VOLF et al., Respondents, v. THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD. (a Corporation), Appellant. COUNSEL Alexander, Bacon & Mundhenk, William F. Stone, Paul A. Unsworth, and Honey, Mayall & Hurley for Appellant. Gordon […]

Estate of Law , 50 Cal.2d 345 [S. F. No. 19672. In Bank. May 23, 1958.] Estate of HERBERT EDWARD LAW, Deceased. WELLS FARGO BANK (a Corporation), as Executor, etc., Appellant, v. ROBERT C. KIRKWOOD, as State Controller, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Harold I. Boucher, W. J. McFarland, Claude H. Hogan, Jr., […]

Smith v. Bull , 50 Cal.2d 294 [L. A. No. 24510. In Bank. May 16, 1958.] BERTILLE B. SMITH, as Administratrix With Will Annexed, etc., Respondent, v. FRANK BULL, Appellant. COUNSEL A. G. Ritter and H. E. Lindersmith for Appellant. Darling, Shattuck & Edmonds, Douglas L. Edmonds and Thomas F. Call for Respondent. OPINION CARTER, […]

Estate of Fletcher , 50 Cal.2d 317 [Sac. No. 6767. In Bank. May 16, 1958.] Estate of JULIANA MATILDA FLETCHER, Deceased. MARGARET J. LOFTUS et al., Appellants, v. MONTEZ IONE OAKES, Respondent. COUNSEL Harold J. Thorsen for Appellants. Francis H. Frisch for Respondent. OPINION McCOMB, J. This is an appeal from a judgment denying probate […]

People v. Borchers , 50 Cal.2d 321 [Crim. No. 6216. In Bank. May 16, 1958.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. WALTER G. BORCHERS, JR., Respondent. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, William E. James, Deputy Attorney General, William B. McKesson, District Attorney (Los Angeles), Jere J. Sullivan, Fred N. Whichello and Lewis Watnick, Deputy District Attorneys, […]

Manchester Avenue Co. v. Stewart , 50 Cal.2d 307 [L. A. No. 24551. In Bank. May 16, 1958.] MANCHESTER AVENUE COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant, v. H. W. STEWART, as Director of Employment, etc., Respondent. VIRGINIA COUNTRY CLUB (a Corporation), Appellant, v. H. W. STEWART, as Director of Employment, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Clock, Waestman & Clock […]

Estate of Ledbetter , 50 Cal.2d 283 [L. A. No. 24596. In Bank. May 9, 1958.] Estate of EDWARD L. LEDBETTER, Deceased. MARK WOOD, as Administrator, etc., Appellant, v. JOHN D. LUTON, as Guardian, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Pat A. McCormick and Lyle C. Newcomer for Appellant. Rubin & Small and Gene L. Rubin for Respondent. […]

Eistrat v. Cekada , 50 Cal.2d 289 [L. A. No. 24915. In Bank. May 9, 1958.] THOMAS EISTRAT, Appellant, v. KARL A. CEKADA, Respondent. COUNSEL Thomas Eistrat, in pro. per., for Appellant. Samuel S. Adler for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendant in an action for damages […]

People v. Lyons , 50 Cal.2d 245 [Crim. No. 6147. In Bank. Apr. 29, 1958.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. LOWELL LYONS, Appellant. fn. * COUNSEL Richard H. Cantillon, under appointment by the District Court of Appeal, Cantillon & Cantillon, R. Michael Cantillon and James P. Cantillon for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Elizabeth Miller […]

Trust v. Arden Farms Co. , 50 Cal.2d 217 [L. A. No. 24850. In Bank. Apr. 24, 1958.] RUTH TRUST, Appellant, v. ARDEN FARMS COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Jerrold A. Fadem for Appellant. Belcher, Kearney & Fargo, Louis E. Kearney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Ira C. Powers, Sherman Welpton, Jr., and Steinhart, […]

Cowee v. Marsh , 50 Cal.2d 240 [Sac. No. 6889. In Bank. Apr. 24, 1958.] ELSIE E. COWEE et al., Respondents, v. MATTHEW MARSH, Appellant. COUNSEL Coyle E. Bybee and Peters & Peters for Appellant. J. Adrian Palmquist, Manwell & Manwell, James G. Changaris and Francis T. Cornish for Respondents. OPINION THE COURT. A hearing […]

Estate of Howell , 50 Cal.2d 211 [L. A. No. 24604. In Bank. Apr. 22, 1958.] Estate of FRANCES R. HOWELL, Deceased. WALTER R. HOWELL, Appellant, v. MARY F. O’MALLEY et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Paul R. Hutchinson for Appellant. A. J. O’Connor and George J. Hider for Respondents. OPINION McCOMB, J. This is an appeal […]

Honoroff v. State Bar , 50 Cal.2d 202 [L. A. No. 24883. In Bank. Apr. 18, 1958.] ALVIN E. HONOROFF, Petitioner v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Morris E. Cohn for Petitioner. Garrett H. Elmore and David K. Robinson for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. This is a proceeding to review a recommendation of […]

Fairrington v. Dyke Water Co. , 50 Cal.2d 198 [L. A. No. 24501. In Bank. Apr. 18, 1958.] A. J. FAIRRINGTON et al., Appellants, v. DYKE WATER COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Mize, Larsh, Mize & Hubbard and Royal E. Hubbard for Appellants. James E. Walker for Respondents. OPINION SHENK, J. This is […]

People v. Snyder , 50 Cal.2d 190 [Crim. No. 6173. In Bank. Apr. 10, 1958.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. NATHAN HARRIS SNYDER, fn. * Appellant. COUNSEL Joseph A. Ball, Walter Ely, Ward Sullivan, Abraham Gorenfeld and Marshall Ross for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, William E. James, Deputy Attorney General, James Don Keller, District […]

Woods Irr. Co. v. Dept. of Employment , 50 Cal.2d 174 [Sac. No. 6748. In Bank. Apr. 8, 1958.] WOODS IRRIGATION COMPANY (a Nonprofit Corporation), Respondent, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Irving H. Perluss, Assistant Attorney General, and William L. Shaw, […]