Legal Opinion
Hunter v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 14, 1939No. Civ. 2468PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, J.
The petitioner seeks a writ of prohibition preventing and enjoining the Superior Court of Riverside County from taking any further steps or proceedings in connection with a certain order to show cause citing petitioner to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt for violation of a certain judgment therein rendered.
The right to such writ is predicated upon the claim that the trial court is acting in excess of its jurisdiction in that the judgment upon which the citation for contempt has been issued is void upon its face.
The plaintiffs in that action were the respondents C. W.…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- In Re Estate of BakerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
- People v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
- Long Beach Drug Co. v. United Drug Co.California Supreme Court · 1939
- Grannis v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905
- Canadian & American Mortgage & Trust Co. v. Clarita Land & Investment Co.California Supreme Court · 1903
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. McConnellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Faus v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Brady v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
- Signal Oil & Gas Co. v. Ashland Oil & Refining Co.California Supreme Court · 1958
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