Legal Opinion
Williams v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 7, 1935No. Civ. No. 9897PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
7 Cal.App.2d 436 (1935)
OLIVER J. WILLIAMS et al., Petitioners,
v.
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Respondents.
Civ. No. 9897.
California Court of Appeals. First Appellate District, Division One.
June 7, 1935.
H. G. McKannay, Wyckoff, Gardner & Parker, and Chapman, Trefethen & Chapman for Petitioners.
No appearance for Respondents.
The Court.
Petition for mandamus to compel the lower court to quash the summons on a suit for libel for the reason that no undertaking was filed prior to the issuance thereof.
[1] The giving of the undertaking is not jurisdictional. Where a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Becker v. SchmidlinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908
- Williams v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
3Cited by4 opinions
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