Legal Opinion
Salas v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided August 7, 1986No. L.A. 32146PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
In this appeal from a mandatory dismissal for failure to bring the action to trial within five years after filing the complaint, we address the issue whether the trial court has discretion to deny a motion for trial preference intended to avoid such dismissal.
We granted review because of a conflict of decision on this issue. (Compare Campanella v. Takaoka (1984) 160 Cal.App.3d 504, 513 [206 Cal.Rptr. 745] [no discretion], and Kotoff v. Efseaff (1985) 172 Cal.App.3d 991, 996-997 [218 Cal.Rptr. 499] [no discretion], with Karubian v. Security Pacific Nat. Bank (1984) 152…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Denham v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Sanborn v. Chronicle Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1976
- Hocharian v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- Wilson v. Sunshine Meat & Liquor Co.California Supreme Court · 1983
- Weeks v. RobertsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Graham v. BeersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
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