Legal Opinion
Rim Forest Lumber Co. v. Woodside Construction Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 19, 1987No. Docket Nos. E001566, E001567PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUFMAN, Acting P. J.
Plaintiff Rim Forest Lumber Company, Inc. (plaintiff or Rim Forest) appeals from orders dismissing the complaints in two related actions pursuant to former Code of Civil Procedure section 583, subdivision (a) (discretionary dismissal for failure to bring the action to trial within two years). We conclude this was a highly complex, interrelated litigation in which separate trial of the defendants was impracticable if not legally impossible and the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the lawsuits.
Facts
1. The Actions
Plaintiff in 1979 filed complaints in…
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