Mobil Oil Corp. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Opinion

LILLIE, Acting P. J.

Respondent court stayed an unlawful detainer action (Mobil Oil Corporation v. Joseph Ysais) pending determination of a prior action brought by Ysais, the lessee (defendant in the unlawful detainer action) which seeks to establish his right to continue operation of a service station upon the leased premises. Petition for writ of mandate was filed by Mobil, and we issued an alternative writ, Under the circumstances, we conclude that the order staying the unlawful detainer action constituted an abuse of discretion by the trial court in that it destroys the statutory…