Legal Opinion
Charbonneau v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 30, 1974No. Crim. 24733PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEPHENS, Acting P. J.
In this proceeding in prohibition, 1 petitioner Robert L. Charbonneau, an attorney, seeks to set aside an order of the Los Angeles Superior Court adjudging him in contempt of court and sentencing him to jail for two days.
In brief, petitioner represented the plaintiffs in two (consolidated) cases. The basis for the claimed liability of defendants was an alleged defective brake system in a 1966 Lincoln Continental automobile in which plaintiffs were riding at the time of the accident which caused their injuries. One of the claimed defects was that the vehicle was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re BuckleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
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- Cooper v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Gallagher v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
- In Re BurnsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
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3Cited by2 opinions
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