Legal Opinion
Garrett v. Crown Coach Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 29, 1968No. Civ. 30946PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFiles, P. J.
The trial court sustained the demurrer of the respondent Crown Coach Corporation (hereinafter Crown) to the second amended complaint upon the ground that the action was barred by the one-year limitation provided in Code of Civil Procedure section 340, subdivision 3.
The single question presented here is whether plaintiff’s original complaint made Crown a party from the commencement of the action under Code of Civil Procedure section 474.
The action was commenced on February 23, 1965, to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained when plaintiff’s vehicle was struck by a school bus on June…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Austin v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Day v. Western Loan & Building Co.California Court of Appeal · 1940
- Irving v. CarpentierCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- Lipman v. RiceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Mishalow v. HorwaldCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Freeman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Grudt v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Smeltzley v. Nicholson Manufacturing Co.California Supreme Court · 1977
- Munoz v. PurdyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Crown Coach Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
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