Legal Opinion

James v. Hall

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 23, 1928No. Docket No. 4677PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VALENTINE, J., pro tem.

This is an action brought under section 1060 of the Code of Civil Procedure, entitled “Declaratory Relief.” The appeal is from the judgment declaring plaintiff’s rights in and to certain moving picture films and productions.

The appellants contend that this is not an action for declaratory relief, but is an unclassified proceeding and unknown to law or equity, and that the complainant does not state a cause of action, and cite section 24, article IV, of the constitution.

There is no merit in this contention nor in appellants’ arguments to sustain it.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bates v. BabcockCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Freitas v. FreitasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1916
  3. Blakeslee v. WilsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
  4. People v. ZarateCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
  5. In Re Estate of PiercyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1914

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. McComsey v. LeafCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
  2. County of Los Angeles v. State Department of Public HealthCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
  3. Knox v. WolfeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
  4. Kreling v. WalshCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
  5. Sunset Scavenger Corp. v. OddouCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936

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