Legal Opinion
Republic Corp. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 22, 1984No. B003388PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THOMPSON, J.
This petition for an alternative writ of mandate arises over the issue of the statutory interpretation of the mandatory dismissal provision of Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 581a, subdivision (a). Because the amended version of section 581a governs the case at bench, we will grant the petition.
On July 18, 1978, Salvatore Delfino, plaintiff and real party in interest, suffered injuries in an explosion and fire allegedly caused by defective gasoline containers contacting a defective water heater. The fire damaged the plaintiff’s residence and garage. The water heater…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- Moran v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- Hocharian v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- Gonsalves v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- Strauch v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Tapia v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
- Barrington v. A. H. Robins Co.California Supreme Court · 1985
- Nelson v. Flintkote Co.California Court of Appeal · 1985
- Kuykendall v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
- In Re Vaccine CasesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
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