Legal Opinion

Woodford v. Municipal Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 20, 1974No. Civ. 12829PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

AULT, J.

Petitioners appeal from the superior court’s judgment of dismissal entered after a demurrer to their first amended petition for a writ of prohibition/mandamus and/or declaratory relief was sustained without leave to amend.

Petition

The first amended petition alleged the following facts. Petitioners own, operate and manage the Guild Theater, the Academy Theater and the Fine Arts Theater in San Diego. On December 9, 1971, San Diego police, pursuant to a warrant, seized from the Guild Theater a copy of the motion picture film, “Mona, the Virgin Nymph” (“Mona”). Because of showing…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving AssociationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Zeitlin v. ArneberghCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Baird v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
  4. Coronet Credit Corp. v. West Thrift Co.California Court of Appeal · 1966
  5. Goodman Bros. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. TaylorCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  2. State v. DeanNebraska Supreme Court · 1994
  3. People v. GephartCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
  4. Schleiss v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
  5. City of Farmington v. StansburyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1991

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