Address delivered by Jesse W. Carter, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California, before the Bar Association of Riverside County, Riverside, California, on September 29th, 1954, entitled "Will these decisions stand?" typescript.

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Address delivered by Jesse W. Carter, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California, before the Bar Association of Riverside County, Riverside, California, on September 29th, 1954, entitled "Will these decisions stand?" typescript.

Carter discusses his dissents in cases involving section 6 of the Retirement Act regarding de jure judges, forum non conveniens being used as a defense to avoid liability action for negligence, and recovery of damages in cases of wives being barred from collecting damages for incidents involving contributory negligence of the husband.

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Carter, Jesse W., 1888-1959

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Jesse Washington Carter was born in Carrville, California in 1888. In 1913, he graduated from Golden Gate Law College, and in 1913, Carter opened a law office in Redding, California. In 1918 he became the district attorney for Redding; he also served as city attorney for Mt. Shasta and Redding. In 1939 he became a California state senator and was appointed to the state supreme court. He served until his death in 1959. From the description of Letters of Jesse Washington Carter, 1941-1...