Hoag v. Superior Court

THE COURT.

This is a petition for writ of mandate to direct respondent court to transfer action now pending in the Los Angeles Superior Court against this petitioner to the Superior Court of the County of Orange.

On September 6, 1961, the real parties in interest herein, Irving W. Hall, George F. Murray and Robert J. Meisenbach, hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs, commenced an action seeking damages against each of four defendants, one of whom is petitioner, upon asserted grounds of invasion of privacy.

The complaint contains twelve causes of action, one on behalf of each of the three…