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Providence Baptist Church V. Superior Court Of San Francisco, Jesse W. Carter Dec 1952

Providence Baptist Church V. Superior Court Of San Francisco, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Nonprofit church corporation and pastors' petition for prohibition against court was denied because the court was entitled to determine whether the church properly terminated the pastor based on a director of corporation analogy.


Hirschman V. County Of Los Angeles [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Nov 1952

Hirschman V. County Of Los Angeles [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

County civil service employees were not entitled to a declaration that a county oath requirement was invalid because the field of loyalty oath requirements for all county employees was not preempted by statute until adoption of the Levering Act.


Eads V. Marks, Jesse W. Carter Oct 1952

Eads V. Marks, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Family that alleged injury to minor was caused by dairy's breach of agreement to place milk bottles only in family's refrigerator, out of reach of the minor, should have been allowed to amend their complaint to state a cause of action in tort.


Ward V. Jones [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Oct 1952

Ward V. Jones [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The dismissal, after a general demurrer was sustained, of a plaintiff's action for wrongful death was proper where the plaintiff failed to present a verified claim for damages in writing and file the claim with the clerk of the municipality.


Bisno V. Leonard [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Oct 1952

Bisno V. Leonard [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

No abstract provided.


Hanchett V. Lehman [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Oct 1952

Hanchett V. Lehman [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Denial of writ of mandate to compel a county to reinstate permanent civil service employees in their jobs after they were discharged for refusing to sign an oath and affidavit, stating which political organizations that they belonged to was proper.


Horowitz V. Conlan [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Oct 1952

Horowitz V. Conlan [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

No abstract provided.


Bowen V. County Of Los Angeles [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Oct 1952

Bowen V. County Of Los Angeles [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A former county civil service employee was not entitled to a writ of mandamus to compel the county to reinstate her employment because she refused to execute the loyalty oath that was required of county employees.


Fraser V. Regents Of University Of California [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Oct 1952

Fraser V. Regents Of University Of California [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A former university instructor was not entitled to a writ of mandamus to compel the Regents of the University of California to reinstate him because he refused to take an oath of loyalty that was required of teachers as a condition of employment.


Tolman V. Underhill [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Oct 1952

Tolman V. Underhill [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

In California, university personnel could not have properly been required to execute any other oath or declaration relating to loyalty than that prescribed for all state employees.


Pockman V. Leonard [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Oct 1952

Pockman V. Leonard [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

College had to pay part, but not all, of professor's salary, which was withheld after he failed to execute oath, because the oath did not violate California's Constitution, but 30 day grace period applied to law, for which he was entitled to payment.


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.


Flores V. Brown [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Oct 1952

Flores V. Brown [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Damages for wrongful death were the sum of those suffered by each heir or parent and when the heirs were not husband and wife, the negligence of one was not imputed to the others.


Hamasaki V. Flotho [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Oct 1952

Hamasaki V. Flotho [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The trial court was not required to order a new trial on damage issues alone where damages awarded in a personal injury suit against a driver, the car's owner, and the driver's employer were so low that the jury had clearly compromised on liability.


Feinstein V. State Bar Of California [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Sep 1952

Feinstein V. State Bar Of California [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A disbarred attorney who did not conclusively establish his rehabilitation and present good moral character was not reinstated to the practice of law.


Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. V. Industrial Acci. Com. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Aug 1952

Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. V. Industrial Acci. Com. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Employee who was injured when he dove into stream located near employer's premises on his free time was not entitled to compensation award under California's Workmen's Compensation Act because his injuries were not incurred in course of employment.


Fireman's Fund Indem. Co. V. Industrial Acci. Com. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Aug 1952

Fireman's Fund Indem. Co. V. Industrial Acci. Com. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The commission improperly awarded the injured employee compensation because her injury occurred while walking as an off-duty diversion of her own free choice. There was no causal connection between the injury and the employment.


Thomas V. California Employment Stabilization Com. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Aug 1952

Thomas V. California Employment Stabilization Com. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Former employees who were terminated after refusing to cross a picket line despite several requests were statutorily unqualified for unemployment benefits because their lack of employment was due to a labor dispute.


Cary V. Wentzel [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Aug 1952

Cary V. Wentzel [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Where a jury verdict was the result of compromise, there had been no acceptable determination of liability, the driver was entitled to a new trial on that issue, and an order limiting a new trial to the issue of damages was an abuse of discretion.


Leipert V. Honold [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Aug 1952

Leipert V. Honold [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Partial new trial on damages was improperly ordered as issue of liability was very close and record evidence suggested that award was the result of a compromise, and thus, it would have been unjust to have a new trial limited to issue of damages.


Rose V. Melody Lane Of Wilshire [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Aug 1952

Rose V. Melody Lane Of Wilshire [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Grant of a new trial in favor of a customer on issue of damages, in his action to recover for personal injuries sustained in the owner's establishment, was improper. The nominal award by the jury indicated indecision as to owner's res ipsa liability.


Norris V. Pacific Indem. Co. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Aug 1952

Norris V. Pacific Indem. Co. [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Where a permittee had neither express nor implied permission for the delegation of the use of the car to another, the driver was not protected by an omnibus clause covering permittees and was therefore not entitled to coverage under the policy.


Scott V. Burke [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Aug 1952

Scott V. Burke [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

It was proper for the trial court to instruct the jury on the inference of negligence under res ipsa loquitur as well as the conflicting presumption of due care that arose if defendant driver was truly unable to recall the cause of the accident.


Mcmahon V. State Bar Of California [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Jul 1952

Mcmahon V. State Bar Of California [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

An attorney who misinformed a court about the existence of a will violated the disciplinary rules even if the dispositive provisions of the will were invalid because the will could have validly provided for the appointment of an executor.


Rodabaugh V. Tekus [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Jul 1952

Rodabaugh V. Tekus [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The doctrine of last clear chance rarely applied in cases involving high speed collisions between vehicles because it was extremely difficult to determine which party, if any, had a meaningful last clear chance to avoid an accident.


Handler V. Board Of Supervisors, Jesse W. Carter Jul 1952

Handler V. Board Of Supervisors, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A county was authorized by statute to oppose a commuter railroad's application for a passenger-fare rate increase and to hire an attorney to represent the county in opposing the rate increase.


Fascination, Inc. V. Hoover, Jesse W. Carter Jul 1952

Fascination, Inc. V. Hoover, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

The right to engage in business in the city for whom the officials worked could not be arbitrarily denied by the city's officials without a hearing or an opportunity to present the merits of the application.


People V. Evans, Jesse W. Carter Jul 1952

People V. Evans, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A new trial was ordered following a conviction for lewd conduct with a child. It was not in accord with principles of justice and fair play to show the child defendant's picture and then take her into a room where defendant was the only occupant.


Green V. Gordon [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Jul 1952

Green V. Gordon [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Commutation of sentence was in nature of a favor and could be granted upon conditions. Therefore, it was within governor's power to commute death sentence to life without parole even though no such statutory penalty existed for murder conviction.


People V. Gilliam [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Jul 1952

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

Jesse Carter Opinions

Defendant's conviction of first degree murder and sentence of the death penalty were proper because there was no provocation for his conduct, and the circumstances showed an abandoned and malignant heart together with a consciousness of guilt.