Campanella v. Takaoka

Opinion

THOMPSON, J.

Plaintiffs Rose Campanella and Maria Reid Campanella appeal from a judgment (order) of dismissal entered pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 583, subdivision (b), in favor of defendants on the ground that plaintiffs failed to bring the case to trial within five years from the date of the filing of the complaint. 2

In this appeal we are called upon to determine whether the trial court properly granted the motion to dismiss (§ 583, subd. (b)), following its denial of the plaintiffs’ motion to specially set the case for trial and its denial of the motion of each named…