Legal Opinion
Bill v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 9, 1982No. A017025PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRODIN, P. J.
Petitioners have sought an extraordinary writ to compel the trial court to vacate its order denying their motion for summary judgment, and to enter a contrary order. For reasons we shall explain, we consider this to be one of the exceptional cases in which relief at the pleading stage of a pending action is warranted. (See Babb v. Superior Court (1971) 3 Cal.3d 841, 851 [92 Cal.Rptr. 179, 479 P.2d 379]; Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. Superior Court (1976) 56 Cal.App.3d 978, 984 [128 Cal.Rptr. 691]; G. D. Searle & Co. v. Superior Court (1975) 49 Cal.App.3d 22, 24 [122…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brandenburg v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Terminiello v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Sheila Watters, Individually and as Administratrix, Estate of Johnny Burnett, Deceased v. Tsr, Inc., A/K/A Tsr Hobbies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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