Elgert v. Howe

October 13, 1937, Lena Howe negligently drove a Chevrolet automobile into plaintiffs’ old Ford with the usual disastrous results. Complaint for damages suffered by plaintiff husband and wife was filed, and brought to trial, resulting in judgment April 27, 1938. The judgment was for $3,247.32 for the husband, and $1,000 for the wife.

No execution was issued or levied. No legal steps were *653taken to collect the judgment until March 4,1949, when notices of motion were filed. The superior court made the following orders: (a) Substituting the public administrator of Los Angeles County as defendant,…