Category: 1959

Ruben v. City of Los Angeles , 51 Cal.2d 857 [L. A. No. 25238. In Bank. Apr. 21, 1959.] JULIUS RUBEN et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Appellants. [L. A. No. 25239. In Bank. Apr. 21, 1959.] LOUIS KIRSHBAUM, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF […]

Stephens v. Toomey , 51 Cal.2d 864 [S. F. No. 19968. In Bank. Apr. 21, 1959.] JOSEPH STEPHENS, Petitioner, v. THOMAS A. TOOMEY, as Registrar of Voters, etc., Respondent. COUNSEL Kenneth C. Zwerin for Petitioner. Dion R. Holm, City Attorney, Lawrence S. Mana, Chief Deputy City Attorney, and William J. Braun, Deputy City Attorney, for […]

City of Los Angeles v. County of Mono , 51 Cal.2d 843 [Sac. No. 6886. In Bank. Apr. 8, 1959.] CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Appellants, v. COUNTY OF MONO, Respondent. COUNSEL Roger Arnebergh, City Attorney, Gilmore Tillman, Chief Assistant City Attorney for Water and Power, A. H. Driscoll, Assistant City Attorney, and O. […]

Wilborn v. Superior Court , 51 Cal.2d 828 [Sac. No. 7033. In Bank. Apr. 3, 1959.] JUNE WILBORN, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Respondent. COUNSEL Falk & Falk and Charles V. Moore for Petitioner. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Doris H. Maier and William O. Minor, Deputy Attorneys General, for Respondent. OPINION […]

Wolfsmith v. Marsh , 51 Cal.2d 832 [Sac. No. 7055. In Bank. Apr. 3, 1959.] ALBERTA WOLFSMITH, Appellant, v. PAUL KING MARSH et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Russell P. Studebaker and Carl B. Munck for Appellant. Joseph F. Rankin, Peart, Baraty & Hassard, Alan L. Bonnington and Richard G. Logan for Respondents. OPINION McCOMB, J. From […]

In re Clark , 51 Cal.2d 838 [Crim. No. 6383. In Bank. Apr. 3, 1959.] In re WILLIAM HOWARD CLARK, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Robert H. Lund for Petitioner. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, James Don Keller, District Attorney (San Diego), and Claude B. Brown, Deputy District Attorney, for […]

Estate of Hart , 51 Cal.2d 819 [Sac. No. 6885. In Bank. Mar. 31, 1959.] Estate of IRENE I. HART, Deceased. LILLIAN A. WORTHINGTON, as Administratrix With the Will Annexed, etc., Respondent, v. FRED B. HART, as Administrator, etc., Appellant. COUNSEL Fred B. Hart, in pro. per., for Appellant. George Olshausen as Amicus Curiae on […]

Allen v. Los Angeles County District Council of Carpenters , 51 Cal.2d 805 [L. A. No. 24678. In Bank. Mar. 27, 1959.] JIM ALLEN, Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS (an Unincorporated Association) et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Herbert W. Simmons, Jr., Abraham Gorenfeld and A. L. Wirin for Appellant. Arthur Garrett for […]

Rohr Aircraft Corp. v. County of San Diego , 51 Cal.2d 759 [L. A. No. 24556. In Bank. Mar. 17, 1959.] ROHR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (a Corporation), Appellant, v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO et al., Respondents. COUNSEL Glenn & Wright and Leroy A. Wright for Appellant. James Don Keller, District Attorney and County Counsel, Carroll H. […]

People v. Mattson , 51 Cal.2d 777 [Crim. No. 6328. In Bank. Mar. 17, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. HERBERT J. MATTSON, Appellant. COUNSEL John T. Schall, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Carl Boronkay, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. A jury found defendant […]

Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. v. City & County of S. F. , 51 Cal.2d 766 [S. F. No. 20060. In Bank. Mar. 17, 1959.] THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY (a Corporation), Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Respondent. COUNSEL Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, John A. Sutro, Francis N. Marshall and Noble […]

People v. Love , 51 Cal.2d 751 [Crim. No. 6372. In Bank. Mar. 13, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. ALBERT ERNEST LOVE, Respondent. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Doris H. Maier and G. A. Strader, Deputy Attorneys General, and C. Keith Lyde, District Attorney (Butte), for Appellant. […]

Gough Industries v. State Board of Equal. , 51 Cal.2d 746 [Sac. No. 6879. In Bank. Mar. 13, 1959.] GOUGH INDUSTRIES, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent, v. STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, Appellant. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown and Stanley Mosk, Attorneys General, James E. Sabine, Assistant Attorney General and Ernest P. Goodman, Deputy Attorney General, for Appellant. […]

Ward v. Taggart , 51 Cal.2d 736 [L. A. No. 24825. In Bank. Mar. 12, 1959.] WILLIAM R. WARD et al., Respondents, v. MARSHALL W. TAGGART et al., Appellants. COUNSEL James C. Blackstock and Felix H. McGinnis for Appellants. Chandler P. Ward for Respondents. OPINION TRAYNOR, J. At plaintiff William R. Ward’s request in February, […]

Ernie v. Trinity Lutheran Church , 51 Cal.2d 702 [S. F. No. 19821. In Bank. Mar. 11, 1959.] JESSIE F. ERNIE, Appellant, v. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (a Nonprofit Corporation), Respondent. COUNSEL Joseph A. Brown and Miguel A. Leite for Appellant. John B. Ehlen for Respondent. OPINION SHENK, J. The plaintiff appeals from a judgment quieting […]

People v. Gorshen , 51 Cal.2d 716 [Crim. No. 6310. In Bank. Mar. 11, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. NICHOLAS GORSHEN, Appellant. COUNSEL Garry, Dreyfus, McTernan & Keller, Benjamin Dreyfus and Charles R. Garry for Appellant. George G. Olshausen as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief […]

Watenpaugh v. State Teachers’ Retirement , 51 Cal.2d 675 [L. A. No. 24893. In Bank. Mar. 10, 1959.] MILICA P. WATENPAUGH, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. STATE TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM et al., Defendants and Respondents; FRANK MARION WATENPAUGH, JR., et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Walter Wencke and Robert G. Carlson for Appellants. Vincent Whelan for Plaintiff and […]

In re Boyce , 51 Cal.2d 699 [Crim. No. 6368. In Bank. Mar. 10, 1959.] In re CHARLES HOWARD BOYCE, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Charles Bagby, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Petitioner. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Arlo E. Smith and Preble Stolz, Deputy Attorneys General, for […]

Sacramento etc. Drainage Dist. v. Jarvis , 51 Cal.2d 799 [Sac. No. 7026. In Bank. Mar. 20, 1959.] SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN DRAINAGE DISTRICT, Respondent, v. PETER J. JARVIS et al., Appellants. COUNSEL Peter J. Jarvis and Beulah V. Jarvis, in pro. per., and Jesse E. Fluharty for Appellants. Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Raymond […]

In re Dennis , 51 Cal.2d 666 [Crim. No. 6364. In Bank. Mar. 2, 1959.] In re BARNEY A. DENNIS, on Habeas Corpus. COUNSEL Casper & Jensen and William E. Jensen for Petitioner. Edmund G. Brown and Stanley Mosk, Attorneys General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, and John S. McInerny, Deputy Attorney General, […]

McKesson v. Lowery , 51 Cal.2d 660 [L. A. No. 25150. In Bank. Mar. 2, 1959.] WILLIAM B. McKESSON, as District Attorney of the County of Los Angeles, Petitioner, v. JOSEPH M. LOWERY, as Auditor of the County of Los Angeles, Respondent. COUNSEL William B. McKesson, District Attorney (Los Angeles), in pro per., for Petitioner. […]

People v. Bernstein , 51 Cal.2d 655 [Crim. No. 6376. In Bank. Feb. 27, 1959.] THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. WILLIAM G. BERNSTEIN, Respondent. COUNSEL Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, Clarence A. Linn, Chief Assistant Attorney General, E. Clarke Savory, District Attorney (Fresno), and George J. Roth, Deputy District Attorney, for Appellant. Leo R. Friedman for […]

Select Base Materials v. Board of Equal. , 51 Cal.2d 640 [L. A. No. 24742. In Bank. Feb. 20, 1959.] SELECT BASE MATERIALS, INC. (a Corporation), Appellant, v. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. COUNSEL William J. Clark for Appellant. Charles C. Stratton, Sterling S. Clayton, Trippet, Yoakum, Stearns & Ballantyne, Oscar […]

Leonard v. Fallas , 51 Cal.2d 649 [L. A. No. 25227. In Bank. Feb. 20, 1959.] WAYLAND T. LEONARD, Respondent, v. ROY E. FALLAS, Appellant. COUNSEL Bailie, Turner, Lake & Sprague and Frederick W. Lake for Appellant. Allan L. Leonard for Respondent. OPINION McCOMB, J. Defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff in […]

Baum v. Baum , 51 Cal.2d 610 [L. A. No. 24936. In Bank. Feb. 18, 1959.] THELMA E. BAUM, Appellant, v. ERNEST M. BAUM, Respondent. COUNSEL Ray Howard for Appellant. Benjamin P. Riskin for Respondent. OPINION SCHAUER, J. This is a motion by defendant to dismiss plaintiff’s appeal on the ground that “the order appealed […]