Category: 1959

Key System Transit Lines v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co. , 52 Cal.2d 800 [S. F. No. 19858. In Bank. Oct. 27, 1959.] KEY SYSTEM TRANSIT LINES (a Corporation) et al., Appellants, v. PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Donahue, Richards & Gallagher, Joseph A. Woods, Jr., and Thomas Schneider for Appellants. […]

Jensen v. Traders & General Ins. Co. , 52 Cal.2d 786 [S. F. No. 20212. In Bank. Oct 23, 1959.] RAYMOND H. JENSEN et al., Appellants, v. TRADERS AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Sheridan, Hoffman & Mendel, Nichols, Williams, Morgan & Digardi and Edward M. Digardi for Appellants. Partridge, O’Connell, Partridge & […]

Konigsberg v. State Bar , 52 Cal.2d 769 [L. A. No. 23266. In Bank. Oct. 16,1959.] RAPHAEL KONIGSBERG, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Edward Mosk for Petitioner. A. L. Wirin, Fred Okrand and High R. Manes as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner. Frank B. Belcher, Robert D. Burch […]

In re Allen , 52 Cal.2d 762 [S. F. No. 20202. In Bank. Oct. 9, 1959.] In re CLAUDE ALLEN, on Disbarment. COUNSEL Wilmont Sweeney, Richard A. Bancroft, Carl B. Metoyer, Clinton W. White and Loren Miller for Petitioner. Garrett H. Elmore for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Petitioner, an attorney at law, was charged in […]

Twin Lock, Inc. v. Superior Court , 52 Cal.2d 754 [L. A. No. 25501. In Bank. Oct. 9, 1959.] TWIN LOCK, INCORPORATED (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; ALBERT AGRON et al., Real Parties in Interest. COUNSEL W. Claude Fields, Jr., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Frederic H. Sturdy and John […]

Prisch v. Superior Court , 52 Cal.2d 889 [L. A. No. 25495. In Bank. Oct. 9, 1959.] FRANCES S. PRISCH, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; HUGH H. KELLEY, Real Party in Interest. COUNSEL Galvin R. Keene for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. Hugh H. Kelley, in pro. per., and Kenneth D. Holland […]

Kaiser Hawaiian Village Radio, Inc. v. Superior Court , 52 Cal.2d 890 [S. F. No. 20164. In Bank. Oct. 9, 1959.] KAISER HAWAIIAN VILLAGE RADIO, INC. (a Corporation) et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, Respondent; EDWARD J. HOGAN, Real Party in Interest. COUNSEL Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges and Max Thelen, Jr., […]

Smith v. State of California Subsequent Injuries Fund , 52 Cal.2d 751 [S. F. No. 20233. In Bank. Oct. 6, 1959.] DAVID E. SMITH, as Special Administrator, etc., Petitioner, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA SUBSEQUENT INJURIES FUND et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Morgan, Beauzay, Smith & Holmes and Robert Morgan for Petitioner. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, Gerald […]

Sullivan v. State Bar , 52 Cal.2d 747 [S. F. No. 19983. In Bank. Oct. 6, 1959.] LEO AUBREY SULLIVAN, Petitioner, v. STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Leo Aubrey Sullivan, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Garrett H. Elmore for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. Petitioner, Leo Aubrey Sullivan, seeks a review of the recommendation of […]

Burdette v. Rollefson Construction Co. , 52 Cal.2d 720 [L. A. No. 25405. In Bank. Oct. 5, 1959.] DOROTHY M. BURDETTE et al., Appellants, v. ROLLEFSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Joseph Schecter for Appellants. Crider, Tilson & Ruppe, Henry E. Kappler, Milton M. Cohen and Patti Sacks Karger for Respondents. OPINION […]

Hudson v. Hudson , 52 Cal.2d 735 [S. F. No. 19886. In Bank. Oct. 5, 1959.] OLIVE HUDSON, Respondent, v. JAMES HUDSON, Appellant. COUNSEL George Porter Tobin for Appellant. Haskell M. Goodman for Respondent. [52 Cal.2d 738] OPINION TRAYNOR, J. Defendant appeals from an order granting plaintiff temporary alimony, attorney’s fees, court costs, and other […]

Burks v. Blackman , 52 Cal.2d 715 [S. F. No. 20181. In Bank. Oct. 2, 1959.] MARY R. BURKS, Appellant, v. BOISE BLACKMAN et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Vernon W. Humber and Thaddeus J. Kukula for Appellant. Theodore Tamba for Respondents. OPINION McCOMB, J. From a judgment in favor of defendants after trial before a jury […]

East Bay Garbage Co. v. Washington Township Sanitation Co. , 52 Cal.2d 708 [S. F. No. 19950. In Bank. Oct. 2, 1959.] EAST BAY GARBAGE COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant, v. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP SANITATION COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Quaresma & Rhodea and Fred E. Avera for Appellant. LeRoy A. Broun & Associates and Bernard M. […]

McFarland v. Voorheis-Trindle Co. , 52 Cal.2d 698 [L. A. No. 25428. In Bank. Sept. 18, 1959.] EMMETT W. McFARLAND, Appellant, v. VOORHEIS-TRINDLE COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Rose, Klein & Marias, Victor C. Rose and Robert P. Dockeray for Appellant. [52 Cal.2d 701] Ernest L. Graves as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Appellant. Von […]

People v. Merkouris , 52 Cal.2d 672 [Crim. No. 6403. In Bank. Sept. 16, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JAMES MERKOURIS, Appellant. COUNSEL Ellery E. Cuff, Public Defender (Los Angeles), Richard B. Goethals, John A. Tolmasov and Richard W. Erskine, Deputy Public Defenders and Morris Lavine for Appellant. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, and Norman H. […]

J. C. Penney Co. v. Superior Court , 52 Cal.2d 666 [S. F. No. 20182. In Bank. Sept. 15, 1959.] J. C. PENNEY COMPANY (a Corporation), Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF FRESNO COUNTY, Respondent; IRENE JOHNSON et al., Real Parties in Interest. COUNSEL Stammer, McKnight & Barnum and Dean A. Bailey for Petitioner. Robert M. […]

Los Angeles Met. Transit Authority v. Public Utilities Com. , 52 Cal.2d 655 [S. F. No. 20049. In Bank. Sept. 15, 1959.] LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Petitioner, v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL Musick, Peeler & Garrett, Gerald G. Kelly and Jesse R. O’Malley for Petitioner. Everett C. McKeage […]

People v. Jones , 52 Cal.2d 636 [Crim. No. 6409. In Bank. Aug. 28, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. JIMMIE LEE JONES and PHILLIP HENRY HAMILTON, Appellants. COUNSEL Fred Okrand, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Ralph R. Rubin and Maurice H. Hardeman for Appellants. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney […]

Kelly v. Sparling Water Co. , 52 Cal.2d 628 [L. A. No. 25378. In Bank. Aug. 28, 1959.] O. A. KELLY et al., as Trustees, etc., Appellants, v. SPARLING WATER COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent. O. A. KELLY et al., as Trustees, etc., Appellants, v. MAURICE C. SPARLING, as Executor, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Joseph M. Wapner […]

City of Palm Springs v. Ringwald , 52 Cal.2d 620 [L. A. No. 25251. In Bank. Aug. 18, 1959.] CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, Petitioner, v. MARY G. RINGWALD, as City Clerk, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Jerome J. Bunker, City Attorney, Kirkbride, Wilson, Harzfeld & Wallace and Ernest A. Wilson for Petitioner. Thompson & Colegate, Roy W. […]

Union Interchange, Inc. v. Savage , 52 Cal.2d 601 [L. A. No. 24992. In Bank. Aug. 10, 1959.] UNION INTERCHANGE, INC. (a Corporation) et al., Respondents, v. WYNNE A. SAVAGE, as Real Estate Commissioner, et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown and Stanley Mosk, Attorneys General, Lee B. Stanton and Neal J. Gobar, Deputy Attorneys […]

San Francisco Brewing Corp. v. Bowman , 52 Cal.2d 607 [Sac. No. 7025. In Bank. Aug. 10, 1959.] SAN FRANCISCO BREWING CORPORATION (a Corporation), Appellant, v. CLYDE A. BOWMAN, Respondent. COUNSEL P. M. Barceloux, Burton J. Goldstein, Goldstein, Barceloux & Goldstein, Elbert W. Davis and Hoffman, Davis & Martin for Appellant. Price & Morony, Grayson […]

Grunwald-Marx, Inc. v. L. A. Joint Board , 52 Cal.2d 568 [L. A. No. 25291. In Bank. Aug. 5, 1959.] GRUNWALD-MARX, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent, v. LOS ANGELES JOINT BOARD, AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA, Appellant. COUNSEL Wirin, Rissman & Okrand, Fred Okrand and William J. Isaacson for Appellant. Hill, Farrer & Burrill, Hyman Smith […]

People v. Matula , 52 Cal.2d 591 [Crim. No. 6478. In Bank. Aug. 5, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. FRANK J. MATULA, JR., Appellant. COUNSEL Cooper & Nelsen, Grant B. Cooper, Phyllis N. Cooper and Herman F. Selvin for Appellant. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Raymond M. Momboisse, Deputy […]

MacLeod v. Tribune Publishing Co. , 52 Cal.2d 536 [S. F. No. 20123. In Bank. Aug. 3, 1959.] GROVER MacLEOD, Appellant, v. TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Graves, Hove & MacLeod and Donald MacLeod for Appellant. Price, Macdonald & Knox, Harry L. Price and John Charles Houlihan for Respondent. Cosgrove, Cramer, Diether […]