Swartzman v. Superior Court

Petition for writ of mandate or prohibition to set aside pretrial rulings of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Petitioners are defendants in an eminent domain proceeding brought by the State of California on October 3, 1963. After the cause was at issue, the state advised petitioners in February 1964, that the amount of property taken would be reduced, and in March 1964, the state furnished petitioners with a map and an amended legal description of the property to be taken. On July 15, 1964, the state noticed (1) a motion to amend the complaint to set forth the amended description of the…