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M.C. Nelson, Et Al., V. C.H. Reisner, Jesse W. Carter Oct 1958

M.C. Nelson, Et Al., V. C.H. Reisner, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Judgment in favor of lessee in lessors' breach of lease action was proper because it could not be said as a matter of law that there was no evidence that the lessee had used good and farmer-like methods in developing the leased property.


People Ex Rel. Department Of Public Works V. Russell [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Mar 1957

People Ex Rel. Department Of Public Works V. Russell [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Award of severance damages for landowner's non-abutting parcel in condemnation case was vacated because county road relocation did not impair landowner's easement on parcel but was an inconvenience suffered as member of public and was noncompensable.


Pacific Southwest Development Corp. V. Western P. R. Co. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Oct 1956

Pacific Southwest Development Corp. V. Western P. R. Co. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Procurement of an option agreement to purchase real property was a contract that aided in the purchase or sale of real property and came within the statute of frauds. Absent a written contract, there was no obligation to pay a commission.


People Ex Rel. Department Of Public Works V. Dunn [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Jun 1956

People Ex Rel. Department Of Public Works V. Dunn [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A trial court improperly struck a witness's evidence and instructed the jury to disregard all of his testimony regarding a lease because the lease was a proper element for consideration in a determination of compensation for a taking of property.


Freedland V. Greco, Jesse W. Carter Nov 1955

Freedland V. Greco, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Where a purchaser executed a promissory note giving the sellers a chattel mortgage on the property being sold in addition to a deed of trust, the sellers were not entitled to a deficiency judgment after the purchaser's default.


Mcconnell V. Cowan, Jesse W. Carter Jul 1955

Mcconnell V. Cowan, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A broker acting on behalf of both a lessor and lessee in a lease transaction was not entitled to a commission because the lessor was unaware of the broker's dual representation and the broker was not a middleman whose scope of employment was limited.


Pickens V. Johnson [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Mar 1954

Pickens V. Johnson [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Judgment in favor of lessees was affirmed where they did not violate a lease by incurring obligations on which an attachment against goods located on property was based; lessors were not entitled to regain possession of the premises and business.


Brown V. Jensen, Jesse W. Carter Jul 1953

Brown V. Jensen, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A seller with a subordinate purchase money trust deed could not bring an action on an associated promissory note after a foreclosure by the holder of a first purchase money trust deed left the seller's deed valueless.


Lawrence Barker, Inc. V. Briggs, Jesse W. Carter Oct 1952

Lawrence Barker, Inc. V. Briggs, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Judgment in favor of landlord was improper because trial court abused its discretion in denying tenant declaratory relief and erred when it failed to expressly declare parties' rights and refused to allow evidence in support of tenant's counterclaim.


Hocking V. Title Ins. & Trust Co. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Aug 1951

Hocking V. Title Ins. & Trust Co. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

In suit against title insurers by purchaser, brought under title insurance policy, for damages allegedly caused by defective title, since local ordinance simply prescribed certain requirements to be met, purchaser's title was not adversely affected.


Capitain V. L. A. Wrecking Co., Jesse W. Carter Jul 1951

Capitain V. L. A. Wrecking Co., Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The sellers' notation on the contract and repeated assurances of insurance evidenced that the title and risk of loss did not pass to the buyer until the house was lowered onto the foundation and its roof restored.


Pasadena V. County Of Los Angeles, Jesse W. Carter May 1951

Pasadena V. County Of Los Angeles, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A constitutional provision was not concerned with assessed valuation before or after acquisition by a city, but dealt only with whether or not any improvements were constructed by the city after it acquired the property.


Stein V. Simpson, Jesse W. Carter May 1951

Stein V. Simpson, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Property owners were entitled to quiet title to property purchased by creditor after owners went into default on loan secured by property, as creditor's conduct of refusing owner's tender of loan amount and then purchasing property was fraudulent.