Legal Opinion
Minasian v. Sapse
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 10, 1978No. Civ. 52250PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LILLIE, J.
Plaintiff appeals from order of dismissal entered on motion for judgment on the pleadings. Raised is the question whether the dismissal of a former proceeding for failure to prosecute (Code Civ. Proc., § 583, subd. (a)) constitutes a favorable termination of the proceeding for the purpose of stating a cause of action for malicious prosecution.
In accord with the settled rule, we accept as true all well pleaded material factual allegations in the complaint. (Colberg, Inc. v. State of California ex rel. Dept. Pub. Wks., 67 Cal.2d 408, 411-412 [62 Cal.Rptr. 401, 432 P.2d 3].) In…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Jaffe v. StoneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Colberg, Inc. v. State of California Ex Rel. Dept. Pub. Wks.California Supreme Court · 1967
- Twyford v. TwyfordCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
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3Cited by57 opinions
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