Legal Opinion

Casseta v. Del Frate

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 9, 1931No. Docket No. 7890Published

1Opinion of the Court

THE COURT.

Appellants were attorneys of record for the plaintiffs in the above-entitled action. On November 7, 1930, the trial court on motion by plaintiffs made its order substituting other attorneys, and the present appeal was taken from the order by the attorneys first mentioned. The plaintiffs have moved to dismiss the appeal upon the ground that the same is frivolous.

A client has an absolute right to change his attorney at any time if the latter has no interest in the subject matter of the action (Code Civ. Proc., sec. 284; Lee v. Superior Court, 112 Cal. 354 [44 Pac. 666]; Gage v.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gage v. AtwaterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Chino Land & Water Co. v. HamakerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Randall v. DuffCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Lee v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Jenks v. LurieCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925

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