San Francisco Newspaper Printing Co. v. Superior Court

Opinion

BRAUER, J.

Petitioner San Francisco Newspaper Printing Company, Inc. (SFNA) applies for a writ of mandate or prohibition directed to the Superior Court, Santa Clara County to dissolve an injunction pendente lite. SFNA is a defendant in an action brought by Miller as executrix of the estate of John R. Conway. The lawsuit seeks to establish that two identical written newspaper dealership agreements, one for the San Francisco Examiner and one for the San Francisco Chronicle, survived the death of Conway, the dealer.

When this action was first commenced, the superior court granted an…