Legal Opinion

City of Watts v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 6, 1918No. Civ. No. 2670PublishedCited by 13 opinions

. APPLICATION for a Writ of Prohibition originally made to the District Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District to restrain the Superior Court from proceeding further with the trial of an action and from entering any injunction therein. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtConrey, P. J.

This is a proceeding whereby the plaintiffs ask that the defendant superior court be prohibited from proceeding further in the trial of an action entitled Van Zandt v. City of Walts et al., and from entering any decree or order of injunction therein. An alternative writ of prohibition was issued by this court. The defendant has responded thereto by a motion to quash the alternative writ, by a demurrer to the petition, and by an answer. The defendants in the injunction case are the city of Watts and its board of trustees and the members thereof. The city of Watts is a municipal corporation of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Baines v. ZemanskyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1917

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Landis v. TedderSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
  2. Mogan v. Board of Police CommissionersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1929
  3. Ratto v. Board of TrusteesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
  4. Williams v. GillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1924
  5. Fraser v. CummingsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1920

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