Legal Opinion
Brigante v. Huang
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 14, 1993No. B048731PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, J.
This is a case about the discretion of a trial court in ruling on a motion to deem matters admitted under Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.
The defendant was involved in a multicar accident on the Hollywood Freeway. The plaintiff, who was driving one of the other cars, filed a lawsuit against her. Despite substantial efforts to locate the defendant, none of the other parties, nor any of their attorneys or agents, has been able to reach her since the accident. Nor have any of them heard from her. Plaintiff eventually effected service by publication pursuant to a court…
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