Legal Opinion
Geiger v. Aetna Insurance Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 28, 1966No. Civ. 29904, 29905PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHerndon, J.
Plaintiff appeals from the judgments of dismissal entered in two actions which she brought against respondent Aetna Insurance Company. In each action plaintiff sought to recover under a contract of insurance issued by respondent. These actions were dismissed for want of prosecution. (Code Civ. Proc., § 583.) The judgments of dismissal were entered 4 years, 11 months and 21 days, and 4 years and 10 months, respectively, after the actions were commenced.
Appellant filed her actions on April 26, 1960, (Civil 29904), and May 17,1960 (Civil 29905). Although the duty to prosecute an action with…
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