Donner v. Superior Court

Two eases, entitled Upland Realty & Insurance Company v. J. H. Donner and Montrose McCann and E. O. Bowden v. J. H. Donner, were appealed from the justice’s court to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, but were not brought to trial within the year following the date upon which the appeals were filed. [1] For thirteen days after the one .year expired no steps were taken to have the appeals dismissed, and no attempt was made by the parties to comply with the requirements of section 981a of the Code of Civil Procedure with regard to preserving the jurisdiction of the Superior Court to hear…