Pierce v. City of Los Angeles
California Supreme Court
APPEALS from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County enjoining the defendants from performing certain acts pending a motion for a new trial, and from an order refusing to dissolve such injunction. Curtis D. Wilbur, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Leslie R. Hewitt, City Attorney, and Emmet H. Wilson, Chief Deputy, for Appellants.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
An appeal is taken from an order of the superior court, made after judgment had been rendered in favor of the defendants. By said order defendants were enjoined from performing the acts complained of pending a motion for a new trial. There is also an appeal from the order refusing to dissolve this injunction. The one question presented is whether or not the superior court has power to preserve the status of the litigants in this way after judgment and until the motion for a new trial is determined.
The action was by certain property-owners who prayed for an injunction restraining the city of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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