Legal Opinion
Nelson v. State of California
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 21, 1982No. Civ. 25150PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McDANIEL, J.
Kenneth Draper Nelson (plaintiff) appeals from the order and judgment dismissing defendants Harvey E. Billig, M.D., Paul Cress, M.D., Terrill R. Holland, Ph.D, Lindberg Hale, and 30 fictitious Doe defendants, and from the judgment following the order which sustained the State of California’s demurrer to plaintiff’s first amended complaint. The questions on appeal are: (1) when does the time run for service on defendants originally named as Does but whose true names are later added by amendment; and (2) was plaintiff’s first amended complaint fatally inconsistent with either…
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