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Estate Of Heard, Jesse W. Carter Dec 1957

Estate Of Heard, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Trial court properly ordered trustee to pay monthly income to income beneficiary under will requiring payment to individuals or their lawful issue, as testatrix's will was allowed to include adopted children who were adopted after testatrix's death.


People V. Granados [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Dec 1957

People V. Granados [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Defendant was entitled to modification of his conviction of first degree murder to second degree murder because no competent evidence established that he engaged in sexual molestation of a child under the age of 14.


Ambriz V. Petrolane, Ltd., Jesse W. Carter Dec 1957

Ambriz V. Petrolane, Ltd., Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Parents' wrongful death judgments for deaths of their children due to an explosion in their home was upheld against a gas distributor who was liable for independent contractors it employed to deliver the gas, an abnormally dangerous activity.


Christian Nationalist Party V. Jordan [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Nov 1957

Christian Nationalist Party V. Jordan [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Dismissal of an action to invalidate a statute governing the requirements a political party must meet before their party could be listed on an election ballot was proper because the statute was not unreasonably designed to advance a public purpose.


Socialist Party V. Jordan [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Nov 1957

Socialist Party V. Jordan [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Action against Secretary of State to secure declaration as to validity of Elec. Code, ยง 2540, prescribing requirements to be met by a political party before it may participate in a primary election. Judgment of dismissal after sustaining general demurrer to complaint without leave to amend affirmed.


Estate Of Fallon [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Nov 1957

Estate Of Fallon [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A widow was not entitled to a family allowance upon decedent's death because the widow had previously been awarded support for one year, and she did not show that circumstances had changed so that she was entitled to additional support.


Fox V. Aced [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Nov 1957

Fox V. Aced [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Although there had been a breach of a real property exchange agreement because of the failure of one party to deliver property to the other, the damages award was improper because the award was based in part on bad faith that was not shown.


Riley V. Superior Court Of Los Angeles County, Jesse W. Carter Nov 1957

Riley V. Superior Court Of Los Angeles County, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

An administratrix's argument that because a guardianship had terminated, the guardian had no capacity to act for the estate, was without merit because the guardianship did not terminate until the judgment of the district court became final.


People V. Craig, Jesse W. Carter Nov 1957

People V. Craig, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Without a showing of premeditation or a showing that a murder was committed in an attempt to commit rape, a first degree murder conviction should have been a second degree murder conviction for the killing of the female victim by defendant.


Spellens V. Spellens, Jesse W. Carter Oct 1957

Spellens V. Spellens, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Where a husband duped his wife into believing that her divorce from her previous husband was final at the time of their marriage, the trial court erred in finding that that the husband was not estopped from denying the marriage.


Industrial Indem. Co. V. Golden State Co. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Oct 1957

Industrial Indem. Co. V. Golden State Co. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The judgment declaring a transfer agreement void in favor of the rigging company was proper because the district court's findings were supported by substantial evidence and the denial of interest on the award was properly within its discretion.


Estate Of Stanford, Jesse W. Carter Sep 1957

Estate Of Stanford, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Distribution to children adopted after the death of a testatrix was proper where the will named the children without conditions, and distribution to a child's successor was proper because the bequest was not contingent on the child's survival.


Hilton V. Mcnitt, Jesse W. Carter Sep 1957

Hilton V. Mcnitt, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

As the property settlement and divorce decree provided that the decedent was to pay the claimant a finite series of monthly support payments, the executor properly denied the claimant's demand for payments that accrued after the decedent's death.


People V. Sheran, Jesse W. Carter Sep 1957

People V. Sheran, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The trial court had the power to modify a verdict by reducing the class of defendant's crime. Substantial evidence in the record supported the modification, and no inference could be drawn from the evidence contrary to those drawn by the jury.


Carney V. Simmonds, Jesse W. Carter Sep 1957

Carney V. Simmonds, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The motion for a new trial by an administratrix was properly granted because a reasonable construction of her complaint would point to a fraudulent exclusion of the administratrix from the hearing on the application to set aside her son's estate.


. Mccarroll V. Los Angeles County Dist. Council Of Carpenters [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Sep 1957

. Mccarroll V. Los Angeles County Dist. Council Of Carpenters [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

State court had jurisdiction over contractors' action against labor unions for breach of a collective bargaining agreement where a strike that was allegedly called by the labor unions was not called to terminate the agreement.


Cooper V. Cooper, Jesse W. Carter Aug 1957

Cooper V. Cooper, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Settlement agreement that provided for decedent to name former spouse as life insurance beneficiary terminated with divorce decree, and decedent's obligation to support former spouse ended with former spouse's remarriage.


In Re Carmen [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Aug 1957

In Re Carmen [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Prisoner's conviction could not be attacked on habeas corpus upon allegations of new and additional facts claiming that convicting court lacked jurisdiction over offense because jurisdictional allegations did not appear upon face of trial record.


Plumer V. Plumer [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Jul 1957

Plumer V. Plumer [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The trial court improperly dismissed the former husband's application for a modification of the divorce decree, as the parties' agreement was integrated and expressly provided for the modification of the trial court's support orders.


Daggett V. Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co., Jesse W. Carter Jul 1957

Daggett V. Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co., Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Where impeachment evidence regarding the safe speed for operating a train was admissible and railway failed to request a limiting instruction, husband properly recovered for the loss of his wife and two minor children after a collision.


Beckley V. Reclamation Board, Jesse W. Carter Jun 1957

Beckley V. Reclamation Board, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Trial court abused its discretion when it refused to set aside judgment against landowners where their attorney's failure to timely argue against the judgment or to timely appeal once judgment was entered was based on excusable neglect.


People V. Duroncelay [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Jun 1957

People V. Duroncelay [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Defendant's rights were not violated and results of the alcohol test were properly admitted in evidence in trial for driving under the influence of alcohol when extraction was made in a medically approved manner and was incident to the lawful arrest.


Hardy V. Vial [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter May 1957

Hardy V. Vial [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

An action for malicious prosecution could be founded upon the institution of a proceeding before an administrative agency.


People V. Moore [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter May 1957

People V. Moore [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A verdict of first-degree murder was proper under the felony murder doctrine because the evidence showed that the killing occurred in the course of an attempted rape.


People V. Corrigan [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter May 1957

People V. Corrigan [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Defendant's conviction for robbery was affirmed where the trial court's questioning of various witnesses was not prejudicial and any objections thereto were not made by defendant during the trial and consequently were deemed waived by the court.


People V. Randazzo [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Apr 1957

People V. Randazzo [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Defendant's complaint that erroneous instructions were given did not authorize the recall of remittitur, for it was a complaint of an error of law only, and remittitur could not be recalled to correct judicial error or mistake of law.


Prince V. San Francisco [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Apr 1957

Prince V. San Francisco [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The Legislature could properly require that veterans sign a non-subversive affidavit in order to be eligible for a tax exemption.


People's Church Of San Fernando Valley, Inc. V. County Of Los Angeles [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Apr 1957

People's Church Of San Fernando Valley, Inc. V. County Of Los Angeles [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Trial court improperly held that taxpayer was entitled to exemption even though taxpayer refused to comply with statutory mandate requiring affirmance that it did not advocate violent overthrow of government because statute was reasonable regulation.


First Methodist Church V. Horstmann [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Apr 1957

First Methodist Church V. Horstmann [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Church taxpayers were not entitled to tax exemption because they refused to execute non-subversive oath that was statutorily and constitutionally required. Non-subversive oath could validly be required of churches as condition to granting exemption.


Speiser V. Randall [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Apr 1957

Speiser V. Randall [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A veteran was not entitled to a veterans' tax exemption, despite that he met all requirements, because in his application, he refused to subscribe to the nonsubversive oath required by the California Constitution and by statute.