Royal Leonard, seated in the witness stand, reading, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Royal Leonard, seated in the witness stand, reading, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

August 5, 1935

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Royal Leonard sits in the witness box and is reading a paper he holds in his hands. Two unidentified men are in front of him, one sitting at a table, and one standing, blurred. A chalkboard is behind the two men with the judge's name on it. Florence Suddarth is seated on the far right of the photo, behind a table; she is partially cut off.
Florence Suddarth, secretary to an airline president, claimed that Royal Leonard, aviator, was the father of her 7 month old daughter, Royale Regina, and brought a suit against him asking for child support of $150/month. Leonard was judged the father of her child, and ordered to pay $50/month.
Judge's name incorrect on negative sleeve: correct name is Judge Bowron.
Related to several news stories regarding the paternity suit in the Los Angeles Times, dated August 3-September 14, 1935.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1430. Royal Leonard. Leonard--Suddarth baby case. Judge Bowman. 8/5/35 [stamped:] Aug 8 1935
Text on chalkboard: [FL]ETCHER BOWRON Judge

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Paternity--California--Los Angeles
Air pilots--American--California--Los Angeles
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles

Names

Suddarth, Florence, b.1897
Leonard, Royal

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image