City of Los Angeles v. Superior Court

THE COURT.

This is a proceeding in mandamus to compel the dismissal of an action under the provisions of section 583 of the Code of Civil Procedure, on the ground that the cause had not been brought to trial within five years from the time the plaintiff in said action had filed, its complaint in the Superior Court, and on the further ground that the plaintiff had failed to prosecute the action with due diligence. An alternative writ issued and a demurrer to the petition was interposed by the respondent Superior Court.

From the petition it appears that on August 5, 1931, Crown Body Corporation,…