Legal Opinion
Preston v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 4, 1981No. Civ. 62670PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COMPTON, J.
Plaintiffs in an action for a wrongful death arising out of alleged medical malpractice appeal from a judgment of dismissal entered pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 583, for failure to bring the action to trial within five years. We reverse and remand.
At issue is the application of Code of Civil Procedure section 5831 to a court-ordered arbitration proceedings based on a contractual provision in a prepaid health care plan.
William Preston is a member of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union and, as such, received hospital and medical benefits for himself and…
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