Legal Opinion
Hurtado v. Statewide Home Loan Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 6, 1985No. Civ. 31608PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WIENER, J.
On October 3, 1979, Gerardo Jiminez Hurtado sued for injunctive relief and damages based on defendants’ fraud in inducing him to enter into a secured loan transaction. The action remained essentially dormant from March 8, 1981, until December 8, 1983, when defendants successfully moved to dismiss under Code of Civil Procedure section 583, subdivision (a). This appeal ensued. We reverse.
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The abundant precedent generated by section 583(a) is indicative of the competing policy considerations inherent in the application of the statute. Those cases which approve the dismissal of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Denham v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co.California Supreme Court · 1975
- United States v. CridenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Winifred D. Noonan v. Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Robbins v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by53 opinions
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- United Farm Workers of America v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
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