Category: 1959

Allied Properties v. Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control , 53 Cal.2d 141 [S. F. No. 20236. In Bank. Nov. 30, 1959.] ALLIED PROPERTIES (a Corporation), Respondent, v. DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Appellant. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown and Stanley Mosk, Attorneys General, and Charles A. Barrett, Deputy Attorney General, for […]

Stoddart v. Peirce , 53 Cal.2d 105 [L. A. No. 25452. In Bank. Nov. 30, 1959.] MARY STODDART et al., Respondents, v. WILLIAM G. PEIRCE et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Fitzgerald, Cozy, Gyger & Nelson, W. Walter Livingston, Jr., Smith & Wilson and Andrew V. Smith for Appellants. John R. Allport, Betts, Ely & Loomis, Ball, […]

Estate of Stauffer , 53 Cal.2d 124 [Sac. No. 6921. In Bank. Nov. 30, 1959.] Estate of HARRY C. STAUFFER, Deceased. ANTHONY J. KENNEDY et al., Respondents, v. GLADYS WOLLENBERG, Appellant. COUNSEL Archibald M. Mull, Jr., Wilke & Sapunor and Clarence H. Pease for Appellant. Anthony J. Kennedy, Devlin, Diepenbrock & Wulff and Arthur C. […]

People v. Schaumloffel , 53 Cal.2d 96 [Crim. No. 6513. In Bank. Nov. 24, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ROLAND A. SCHAUMLOFFEL, Appellant. COUNSEL Homer C. Compton, Brock, Fleishman & Rykoff and Robert L. Brock for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown and Stanley Mosk, Attorneys General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, and Norman B. Peek, […]

People v. Jackson , 53 Cal.2d 89 [Crim. No. 6506. In Bank. Nov. 24, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. RAYMOND DWIGHT JACKSON, Appellant. COUNSEL Raymond Dwight Jackson, in pro. per., and William H. Lally, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, Doris H. Maier and G. A. Strader, Deputy Attorneys […]

Cosper v. Smith & Wesson Arms Co. , 53 Cal.2d 77 [L. A. No. 25485. In Bank. Nov. 20, 1959.] HAROLD L. COSPER, Appellant, v. SMITH AND WESSON ARMS COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Defendants; SMITH AND WESSON, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Morris B. Chain and Milton M. Younger for Appellant. Borton, Petrini, Conron […]

People v. Hooton , 53 Cal.2d 85 [Crim. No. 6449. In Bank. Nov. 20, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JAMES EUGENE HOOTON, Appellant. COUNSEL George T. Davis and Lyle H. Turner, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, and Jack E. Goertzen, Deputy Attorney […]

Cash v. Superior Court , 53 Cal.2d 72 [S. F. No. 20177. In Bank. Nov. 17, 1959.] LAWRENCE BRYANT CASH, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE et al., Real Parties in Interest. COUNSEL I. B. Padway for Petitioner. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Arlo […]

Abbot Kinney Co. v. City of Los Angeles , 53 Cal.2d 52 [L. A. No. 25166. In Bank. Nov. 17, 1959.] ABBOT KINNEY COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant and Appellant. COUNSEL Paul R. Hutchinson and Davis & Davis for Plaintiffs and Appellants. O’Melveny & Myers, Pierce […]

Horton v. Kyburz , 53 Cal.2d 59 [Sac. No. 7006. In Bank. Nov. 17, 1959.] VINCENT J. HORTON, Appellant, v. NORVIN R. KYBURZ, Respondent. COUNSEL Rowland & Paras and George E. Paras for Appellant. Brandenburger, White & Dillon and William A. White for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. In this action to have defendant declared the […]

Reynolds v. Bank of America , 53 Cal.2d 49 [S. F. No. 20165. In Bank. Nov. 13, 1959.] WESLEY REYNOLDS, Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION (a National Banking Association), as Executor, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Nagle & Vale and William Nagle, Jr., for Appellant. Dodd M. McRae, Kirkbride, Wilson, Harzfeld & […]

Cannon v. Industrial Acc. Comm. , 53 Cal.2d 17 [L. A. No. 25497. In Bank. Nov. 10, 1959.] J. A. CANNON et al., Petitioners, v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION and RALPH T. ANDERSEN, Respondents. COUNSEL Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye, Sterling Hutcheson and Karl M. Zo Bell for Petitioners. Everett A. Corten and Edward A. Sarkisian […]

Gardner v. State of California , 53 Cal.2d 23 [S. F. No. 19975. In Bank. Nov. 10, 1959.] CAROLYN H. GARDNER et al., Respondents, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown and Stanley Mosk, Attorneys General, Irving H. Perluss, Assistant Attorney General, William L. Shaw, Deputy Attorney General, […]

People v. Brubaker , 53 Cal.2d 37 [Crim. No. 6448. In Bank. Nov. 10, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. CHARLES EARL BRUBAKER, Appellant. COUNSEL Ellery E. Cuff, Public Defender (Los Angeles), Richard S. Buckley and Richard W. Erskine, Deputy Public Defenders, for Appellant. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, and Robert […]

People v. Spates , 53 Cal.2d 33 [Crim. No. 6436. In Bank. Nov. 10, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JAMES SPATES, Appellant. COUNSEL Earl Klein, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Assistant Attorney General, and John S. McInerny, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION McCOMB, J. […]

Adams v. Superior Court , 52 Cal.2d 867 [L. A. No. 25537. In Bank. Nov. 6, 1959.] LENKA ADAMS, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; A. G. MASPERO, as Administrator, etc., Real Party in Interest. COUNSEL Joseph W. Fairfield and Ethelyn F. Black for Petitioner. [52 Cal.2d 868] No appearance for Respondent. Ridley […]

Cox v. Superior Court , 52 Cal.2d 855 [L. A. No. 25484. In Bank. Nov. 6, 1959.] JACK COX, as Secretary etc., et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Respondent; FRANK A. CALHOUN et al., Real Parties in Interest. COUNSEL Garrett, Richman & Nicoson and Lionel Richman for Petitioners. No appearance for […]

People v. Benford , 53 Cal.2d 1 [Crim. No. 6522. In Bank. Nov. 6, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ROBERT BENFORD, Appellant. COUNSEL Ellis J. Horvitz, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, and John A. Vanderlans, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, […]

Griffith v. Dept. of Public Works , 52 Cal.2d 848 [L. A. No. 25250. In Bank. Nov. 6, 1959.] VAN M. GRIFFITH, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Arthur E. Briggs for Appellant. George C. Hadley, George W. Miley, Charles E. Spencer, Jr., Roger Arnebergh, City […]

People v. Purvis , 52 Cal.2d 871 [Crim. No. 6434. In Bank. Nov. 6, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. THOMAS PURVIS, Appellant. COUNSEL Martin N. Pulich and George Nye, Public Defenders (Alameda), and H. Reed Searle, Assistant Public Defender, for Appellant. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, John S. McInerny, Edward P. O’Brien and Arlo E. Smith, […]

Heald v. Friis-Hansen , 52 Cal.2d 834 [S. F. No. 20226. In Bank. Nov. 3, 1959.] DELBERT HEALD et al., Respondents, v. M. FRIIS-HANSEN et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Stanton M. Levy and L. Nelson Hayhurst for Appellants. Lester N. Gonser and William B. Boone for Respondents. OPINION GIBSON, C.J. Plaintiffs obtained judgment in an action […]

Owens v. Superior Court , 52 Cal.2d 822 [L. A. No. 25465. In Bank. Nov. 3, 1959.] JACK OWENS, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; JESSIE THIELE, Real Party in Interest. COUNSEL Parker, Stanbury, Reese & McGee and White McGee, Jr., for Petitioner. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, and Edward A. Nugent, […]

People v. Cash , 52 Cal.2d 841 [Crim. No. 6477. In Bank. Nov. 3, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. DONALD LEONARD CASH, Appellant. COUNSEL Ellery E. Cuff, Public Defender (Los Angeles), John M. Moore and Richard W. Erskine, Deputy Public Defenders, for Appellant. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, and William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, for […]

In re Sgro , 52 Cal.2d 819 [Crim. No. 6398. In Bank. Oct. 30, 1959.] In re JAMES DOMINICK SGRO, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL James Dominick Sgro, in pro. per., and Edward Molkenbuhr, Jr., under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Petitioner. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, and Arlo […]

In re Martinez , 52 Cal.2d 808 [Crim. No. 6343. In Bank. Oct. 30, 1959.] In re RUDOLPH BROWN MARTINEZ, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Gladys Towles Root, Eugene V. McPherson and Robert Barnett for Petitioner. Edmund G. Brown, and Stanley Mosk, Attorneys General, Doris H. Maier, Deputy Attorney General, Roy A. Gustafson, District Attorney (Ventura), […]