Legal Opinion
County of Sacramento v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 7, 1971No. Civ. 13009PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PIERCE, J. *
The County of Sacramento has petitioned for a writ of prohibition restraining the superior court from proceeding with the trial of a petition for a writ of mandate brought by its former auditor-controller, Walter R. Hale (real party in interest), as plaintiff versus the county as defendant. The purpose of the proceeding in mandamus is to compel the county to pay Hale’s attorney’s fees and costs incurred in defending himself in an earlier criminal proceeding.
The earlier proceeding was based upon a grand jury accusation filed June 18, 1963, to remove Hale from office for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mercer v. PerezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Burks v. Poppy Construction Co.California Supreme Court · 1962
- Hanberry v. Hearst Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1969
- People v. HaleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
- Cannizzo v. Guarantee InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
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