Hickman v. Lynch
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. George A. Sturtevant, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
This action was one to recover money for goods sold and delivered. Some two years and a half after defendants’ answer to the complaint was filed a notice of motion was made to set the cause for trial, and pending the hearing of the motion the defendants asked permission to interpose a cross-complaint. That permission was granted after the application had been resisted by the plaintiffs. The cross-complaint was filed, and the demurrer interposed to it was eventually overruled. Plaintiffs answered the cross-complaint, and some three years thereafter the case was set for trial and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jacot v. MarksNew York Supreme Court · 1899
3Cited by3 opinions
- Larkin v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
- City of Los Angeles v. Superior Court of Tuolumne Cty.California Supreme Court · 1921
- Wutchumna Water Co. v. StevensonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928