City of Los Angeles v. Superior Court of Tuolumne Cty.
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for a Writ of Mandamus to compel the Superior Court of Tuolumne County to enter an order of dismissal of a civil action. G. W. Nicol, Judge. Granted. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Jess E. Stephens, Charles S. Burnell, W. B. Mathews, W. A. Lamar, Rowan Hardin, Williams & Williams, Goudge, Robinson & Hughes and S. B. Robinson for Petitioner. William M. Abbott, William M. Cannon and Kingsley Cannon for Respondents.
1Opinion of the CourtSloane, J.
This proceeding involves the construction and interpretation of section 583 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which requires the dismissal of an action on motion of the defendant, or on the court’s own motion, if not brought to trial within five years after answer is filed.
The matter is before this court on petition for a writ of mandate to require the superior court of Tuolumne County and the judge thereof to enter an order of dismissal in the case of Inyo Development Company v. The City of Los Angeles, pending in that court. The action was begun July 19, 1913, and was brought to enjoin the…
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