Legal Opinion
House v. State of California
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 7, 1981No. Civ. 5679PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZENOVICH, J.
This appeal concerns two issues: (1) whether appellants failed in showing that an employee of the State Board of Control (Board) was an ostensible agent for the State of California (State) so as to estop the State from asserting the three-year provision relating to service of a summons; and (2) whether the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the action against defendants City of Manteca, Thompson and Sorrnick pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 583, subdivision (a).
On December 15, 1976, appellants filed a complaint against various police officers and…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Denham v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- City of Long Beach v. MansellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Driscoll v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Sanborn v. Chronicle Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1976
- Tresway Aero, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Thomas B. Sawyer v. County of Sonoma and Retirement Board of the County of Sonoma, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- In Re Related Asbestos CasesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1982
- People v. Surety InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- Lesko v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- Luti v. Graco, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1985
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