Legal Opinion
Paul W. Speer, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 17, 1969No. Civ. 34309PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINERMAN, J. pro tem. *
Petitioner seeks a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court for Los Angeles County to dismiss an action now pending in that court.
The issue presented is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying a motion to dismiss made by petitioner pursuant to the discretionary provisions of section 583 of the Code of Civil Procedure. On the facts of this case we conclude that the trial court did abuse its discretion and that the peremptory writ of mandate should issue.
A review of the record before the respondent superior court reflects the following chronology of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pacific Greyhound Lines v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- Harris v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Black Bros. Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Martin v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Bonelli v. ChandlerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Denham v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Moyal v. LanphearCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
- Dunsmuir Masonic Temple v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- City of Los Angeles v. Gleneagle Development Co.California Court of Appeal · 1976
- Woolfson v. Personal Travel Service, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1971
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