Legal Opinion
Wiggins v. Washington Nat. Life Ins. Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 6, 1966No. Civ. 23281PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRAY, J. *
J.*—Plaintiff appeals on a clerk’s transcript from judgment of dismissal of this action for lack of prosecu
Questions Presented
1. Did plaintiff fail to prosecute this action within five years so as to require its dismissal under Code of Civil Procedure section 583 ?
2. Was the hearing of the motion to transfer the action from the municipal court to the superior court a “trial” within the meaning of that section ?
Record
On December 10, 1959 plaintiff filed in the San Francisco Municipal Court a ‘ ‘ Complaint to Recover Sickness Disability Benefits.” On June 27, 1960 defendant filed an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- O'DAY v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Adams v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- City of Pasadena v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1931
- Oberkotter v. SpreckelsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1923
- Muller v. MullerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
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3Cited by19 opinions
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