Legal Opinion

La Salle v. Peterson

California Supreme Court

Decided May 14, 1934No. Docket No. L.A. 13984PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.

Appeal by plaintiff from judgment for defendants entered on order sustaining, without leave to amend, their demurrer to plaintiff's amended complaint.

The action is one to set aside a judgment on grounds of fraud and conspiracy. Although the amended complaint is voluminous in detail, a brief statement should suffice to show that the ruling of the court below was entirely correct, as the matters alleged do not pertain to extrinsic or collateral fraud, but purely to intrinsic fraud, which is not ground for setting aside a judgment.

Plaintiff sets forth the history of a controversy of years…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pico v. CohnCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Tracy v. MuirCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Peterson v. La SalleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Edwards v. Centex Real Estate Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1997
  3. Kachig v. BootheCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
  4. Hammell v. BrittonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
  5. Lee v. HensleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951

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