Legal Opinion
Byram v. Superior Ct. of Sacramento Cty.
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 1977No. Civ. 16982PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REGAN, Acting P. J.
—In this proceeding for a writ of mandate and in the alternative for writ of prohibition, the question presented is whether it was an abuse of discretion by defendant court to deny petitioner’s motion for relief from his waiver of a juiy trial.
Petitioner filed a personal injury action in the Sacramento County Superior Court (No. 232595) on March 22, 1973, and requested a juiy throughout the proceedings. Trial was set for July 11, 1977, and on July 1, 1977, petitioner received notice that the jury fees for the first day had not been deposited 14 days in advance. The…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Still v. Plaza Marina Commercial Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1971
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