Legal Opinion
Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided April 27, 1976No. S.F. 23376PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
We decide five related matters that revolve around conflicting interpretations of one ambiguously worded sentence in a change of venue statute, Code of Civil Procedure section 394, subdivision (1).
The matters come to us on petitions for writs of mandate. In the action below, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) seeks damages of more than $100 million from its principal contractors, who provided the district with allegedly defective equipment and faulty services. Defendants filed change of venue motions in an attempt to transfer the case out of respondent…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Cannon Manufacturing Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Buckeye Boiler Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- Henry R. Jahn & Son, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Mateo CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
- Empire Steel Corp. of Texas, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- State Ex Rel. Barela v. New Mexico State Board of EducationNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Hutnick v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.California Supreme Court · 1988
- Newport Components, Inc. v. NEC Home Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 1987
- In Re Beck Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE, LTD. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
- Northern Natural Gas Co. of Omaha v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
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