Legal Opinion

Abex Corp. v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 13, 1989No. A045213PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PERLEY, J.

Petitioners challenge an order denying a motion to require a plaintiff to submit to a biopsy of warts which real parties in interest herein claim were caused by exposure to asbestos.

Preliminarily we reply to real parties’ contention that petitioners should be left to their remedy by appeal. We recognize that the prerogative writ is not a favored method of review of discovery orders, and ordinarily this issue must be raised on direct appeal from a final judgment. (Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Superior Court (1970) 2 Cal.3d 161, 169 [84 Cal.Rptr. 718, 465 P.2d 854].) In…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Ryan v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
  4. Klein v. Yellow Cab Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1944
  5. Trent v. American Service Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1947

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ghanooni v. Super Shuttle of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993

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