Legal Opinion
Chapin v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 20, 1965No. Civ. 512PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConley, P. J.
Paul D. Chapin petitions for a writ of mandate requiring the Superior Court of Tuolumne County to dismiss the case of Johansen v. Chapin (numbered therein 7493), on the ground of lack of prosecution. That action was commenced on July 16, 1951; the plaintiffs did not bring the case to trial during the succeeding five-year period (Code Civ. Proc., § 583), but on the 16th day of July, 1956, a stipulation was executed and filed by the attorneys for the parties, which provided: “. . . that the time for trial of the within action may be set for some indefinite date in the future convenient to all…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Pacific Greyhound Lines v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- J. C. Penney Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- Woley v. TurkusCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
- Raggio v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1919
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3Cited by7 opinions
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