Legal Opinion
Lyle v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 11, 1981No. Civ. 25496PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McDANIEL, J.
We issued an alternative writ of mandate in these original proceedings to test the validity of the trial court’s order disqualifying the law firm of Herbert Hafif from serving as trial counsel for petitioner, Mina Lyle, in her personal injury action against real parties in interest, City of Rancho Cucamonga, County of San Bernardino, and two construction companies. The challenged order provided, in the alternative, that the law firm of Herbert Hafif (law firm) could continue to represent plaintiff on condition that two members of the law firm, scheduled as witnesses, not…
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