Legal Opinion

Ward v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 24, 1977No. Civ. 50557PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FORD, P. J.

Petitioners Baxter Ward, Supervisor for the Fifth Supervisorial District and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for the County of Los Angeles, and Carl Lance Brisson and Neil Frerichs, employees of the County of Los Angeles, seek a writ of mandate compelling respondent superior court to vacate its order of January 7, 1977, granting the motion of the real party in interest, Philip E. Watson, to disqualify the county counsel, John H. Larson, from representing petitioners 1 in a lawsuit brought against petitioners by Watson “individually and as a taxpayer and resident of the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Anderson v. EatonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Goldstein v. LeesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
  3. Wutchumna Water Co. v. BaileyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
  4. Board of Supervisors v. SimpsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
  5. People v. VallergaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  2. United States v. Phillip TroutmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
  3. People Ex Rel. Deukmejian v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Responsible Citizens v. SUPERIOR COURT OF FRESNO CTY.California Court of Appeal · 1993
  5. Civil Service Commission v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984

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