Legal Opinion
Gallo v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 4, 1988No. H004085PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CAPACCIOLI, J.
This petition for a writ of mandate or prohibition raises the issue whether a recent statute of limitations, Code of Civil Procedure section 340.3, 1 which extends the time to sue for damages due to commission of a felony offense until one year after judgment of conviction of the crime, applies retroactively to revive personal injury causes that were already barred when the new statute became effective. We conclude that it does not, hence will issue the writ of mandate to direct the respondent court to sustain petitioner’s demurrer to that part of real party in interest’s…
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