Category: 1959

King v. Lennen , 53 Cal.2d 340 [L. A. No. 25591. In Bank. Dec. 31, 1959.] JOHN LAURENCE KING et al., Appellants, v. DONALD E. LENNEN et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Hirson & Horn and George Zucker for Appellants. Belcher, Kearney & Fargo, Belcher, Henzie & Fargo and Lester E. Olson for Respondents. OPINION GIBSON, C. […]

Florez v. Groom Development Co. , 53 Cal.2d 347 [S. F. No. 20249. In Bank. Dec. 31, 1959.] PETER G. FLOREZ, Respondent, v. GROOM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. (a Corporation) et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Carroll, Davis, Burdick & McDonough and Richard B. McDonough for Appellants. Naphan & Harbaugh, Lewis F. Sherman and Alfred R. Naphan for […]

Inouye v. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. , 53 Cal.2d 361 [S. F. No. 20294. In Bank. Dec. 31, 1959.] MARY CHIYEKO INOUYE et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant; TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE, Intervener and Respondent. COUNSEL Richard H. Peterson, John J. Briare, Richard A. Raftery, Henry J. […]

People v. Banks , 53 Cal.2d 370 [Crim. No. 6488. In Bank. Dec. 31, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. RICHARD BANKS, Appellant. COUNSEL Edgar G. Langford and J. Perry Langford for Appellant. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, and Ernest E. Sanchez, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. Defendant […]

City of Pomona v. State Bd. of Equalization , 53 Cal.2d 305 [L. A. No. 25582. In Bank. Dec. 23, 1959.] CITY OF POMONA, Respondent, v. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION et al., Defendants; CITY OF MONTCLAIR et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Henry M. Busch, City Attorney, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, Royal M. Sorensen, Albert E. Weller, […]

Vallerga v. Dept. Alcoholic Bev. Control , 53 Cal.2d 313 [S.F.No. 20285. In Bank. Dec. 23, 1959.] ALBERT VALLERGA et al. Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Golden & Stefan and J. Bruce Fratis for Appellants. Morris Lowenthal, Juliet Lowenthal, Karl D. Lyon and Charles L. Barnard as Amici Curiae […]

People v. Wade , 53 Cal.2d 322 [Crim. No. 6493. In Bank. Dec. 23, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. LAWRENCE WADE, Appellant. [Crim. No. 6494. In Bank. Dec. 23, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ELLA MAE MILLER, Appellant. COUNSEL Wilmont Sweeney and Ruth Jacobs, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellants. Stanley Mosk, Attorney […]

People v. Williams , 53 Cal.2d 299 [Crim. No. 6507. In Bank. Dec. 22, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. DONALD LESTER WILLIAMS, Appellant. COUNSEL Donald Lester Williams, in pro. per., and Alvin L. Anderson, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, and William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, for Respondent. […]

Guerra v. Handlery Hotels, Inc. , 53 Cal.2d 266 [L. A. No. 25568. In Bank. Dec. 18, 1959.] LEONOR GUERRA, Appellant, v. HANDLERY HOTELS, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Robert C. Thaxton for Appellant. John W. McInnis and McInnis, Focht & Fitzgerald for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C. J. Plaintiff fell or was thrown to the […]

Dittus v. Cranston , 53 Cal.2d 284 [Sac. No. 7096. In Bank. Dec. 18, 1959.] BEATRICE V. DITTUS, as Secretary, State Board of Control, Petitioner, v. ALAN CRANSTON, as State Controller, Respondent. COUNSEL Louis J. Heinzer and Joseph E. Coomes, Jr., for Petitioner. Ralph N. Kleps, Legislative Counsel, Angus C. Morrison, Chief Deputy Legislative Counsel, […]

Smith v. Ostly , 53 Cal.2d 262 [L. A. No. 25496. In Bank. Dec. 18, 1959.] GEORGE W. SMITH, Petitioner, v. HAROLD J. OSTLY, as County Clerk of the County of Los Angeles, Respondent. COUNSEL Ritter & Klein and Earl Klein for Petitioner. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, William E. Lamoreaux, Assistant County Counsel and […]

Summers v. Superior Court , 53 Cal.2d 295 [S. F. No. 20259. In Bank. Dec. 18, 1959.] RUSSELL F. SUMMERS, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; OLGA KAYE, Real Party in Interest. COUNSEL Robert L. Mezzetti and Robert E. Hayes for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. Malovos, Mager & Chasuk and Chalmers […]

Gold v. Salem Lutheran Home Assn. , 53 Cal.2d 289 [S. F. No. 20008. In Bank. Dec. 18, 1959.] SAM GOLD et al., as Executors, etc., Appellants, v. THE SALEM LUTHERAN HOME ASSOCIATION OF THE BAY CITIES (a Nonprofit Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Rodney G. Commons and Wayne M. Hooper for Appellants. Alfred Nelson for Respondent. […]

Maxwell v. City of Santa Rosa , 53 Cal.2d 274 [Sac. No. 6923. In Bank. Dec. 18, 1959.] M. MAXWELL et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF SANTA ROSA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL DeMeo & DeMeo and J. N. DeMeo for Appellants. Richard B. Maxwell, City Attorney, Kirkbride, Wilson, Harzfeld & Wallace and Arthur J. Harzfeld […]

Lawrence v. City of Santa Rosa , 53 Cal.2d 282 [Sac. No. 6944. In Bank. Dec. 18, 1959.] HARVEY W. LAWRENCE et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF SANTA ROSA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Dilley & Eymann and Kenneth Eymann for Appellants. Richard B. Maxwell, City Attorney, Kirkbride, Wilson, Harzfeld & Wallace and Arthur J. Harzfeld […]

Bishel v. Faria , 53 Cal.2d 254 [Sac. No. 7042. In Bank. Dec. 15, 1959.] JOHN BISHEL et al., Respondents, v. T. R. FARIA, Appellant. COUNSEL F. Louis Gomes and Frank E. Wyland, Jr., for Appellant. Sherwood Green, Denslow Green, Green, Green & Bartow and Bartow & Christiansen for Respondents. OPINION WHITE, J. This is […]

City & County of S. F. v. Superior Court , 53 Cal.2d 236 [S. F. No. 20333. In Bank. Dec. 14, 1959.] CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Respondents; FRANK HINMAN, JR., et al., Real Parties in Interest. COUNSEL […]

Ventura Port Dist. v. Taxpayers, Property Owners, etc. Ventura Port Dist. , 53 Cal.2d 227 [L. A. No. 25674. In Bank. Dec. 9, 1959.] VENTURA PORT DISTRICT et al., Respondents, v. THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS, CITIZENS AND ELECTORS OF THE VENTURA PORT DISTRICT et al., Defendants; FLORENCE L. GREGORY, Appellant. COUNSEL Kenneth G. Haymaker for […]

Heckley v. Board of Education , 53 Cal.2d 218 [S. F. No. 20276. In Bank. Dec. 8, 1959.] ANNE R. HECKLEY, Appellant, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Arthur Lyle Robson and Wegner & Robson for Appellant. J. F. Coakley, District Attorney, R. Robert Hunter, Chief Assistant […]

Fisher Governor Co. v. Superior Court , 53 Cal.2d 222 [S. F. No. 20299. In Bank. Dec. 8, 1959.] FISHER GOVERNOR COMPANY (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Respondent; VALEEN O. PRESTWICH et al., Real Parties in Interest. COUNSEL Pelton, Gunther, Durney & Gudmundson, George W. Granger […]

Whittaker v. Thompson , 53 Cal.2d 192 [Sac. No. 6854. In Bank. Dec. 8, 1959.] C. A. WHITTAKER et al., Respondents, v. WALTER C. THOMPSON et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Geary, Spridgen & Moskowitz and John H. Moskowitz for Appellants. Burke & Rawles and Wayne P. Burke for Respondents. OPINION McCOMB, J. Defendants appeal from a […]

Leeper v. Beltrami , 53 Cal.2d 195 [Sac. No. 6884. In Bank. Dec. 8, 1959.] ABBIE F. LEEPER et al., Appellants, v. WILLIAM BELTRAMI, Individually and as Executor, etc., et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Abbie F. Leeper and Thomas B. Leeper, in pro. per., for Appellants. John F. Downey, Malcolm S. Weintraub, Downey, Brand, Seymour & […]

Jacobs v. Superior Court , 53 Cal.2d 187 [L. A. No. 25595. In Bank. Dec. 8, 1959.] BETTY LOU JACOBS et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY et al., Respondents; VICTOR BERNARD JACOBS, Real Party in Interest. COUNSEL Pacht, Ross, Warne & Bernhard, Isaac Pacht, Leo Altshuler and Harvey M. Grossman for […]

Garrett v. Perry , 53 Cal.2d 178 [L. A. No. 24986. In Bank. Dec. 3, 1959.] PAUL GARRETT, Respondent, v. WILL H. PERRY, Appellant. COUNSEL Lawrence M. Cahill, O’Melveny & Myers and Sidney H. Wall for Appellant. Charles Lederer, Lee Perkal and Andrew J. Weisz for Respondent. OPINION GIBSON, C. J. Plaintiff recovered a judgment […]

People v. Atchley , 53 Cal.2d 160 [Crim. No. 6450. In Bank. Dec. 1, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. VERON ATCHLEY, Appellant. COUNSEL J. R. King, Jr., under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, and Doris H. Maier, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. A jury found defendant […]