Legal Opinion
Wardley Development Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 22, 1989No. B040458PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOODS (A. M.), P. J.
By this original proceeding in mandate, petitioner seeks to compel expungement of a notice of lis pendens recorded in conjunction with a creditor’s suit that seeks to satisfy a money judgment by establishing an equitable lien interest against petitioner’s real property.
We conclude that the underlying action does not “affect title” to the subject real property within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure section 409.1 1 and that the lis pendens must be expunged. Our decision in Urez Corp. v. Superior Court (1987) 190 Cal.App.3d 1141 [235 Cal.Rptr. 837] requires such…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Canfield v. Security-First National BankCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
- Seymour v. McAvoyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
- Urez Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
- Coppinger v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- Okuda v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Kirkeby v. Superior Court of Orange CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004
- BGJ Associates, LLC v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
- Campbell v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
- La Paglia v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
- Hunting World, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
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