Legal Opinion
RCA Corp. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 7, 1975No. Civ. 36176PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
On these proceedings in prohibition we are concerned with Code of Civil Procedure section 581a which, as relevant to the issue before us, provides:
“(a) ... all actions heretofore or hereafter commenced shall be dismissed by the court ... on the motion of any party interested therein . . . unless the summons on the complaint is served and return made within three years after the commencement of said action, except where . . . the party against whom the action is prosecuted has made a general ppearance in the action....
“(e) A motion to dismiss pursuant to the provisions of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Tresway Aero, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Davenport v. Superior Court of Imperial CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
- Chaplin v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
- Rio Del Mar Country Club, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
- Roth v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905
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3Cited by11 opinions
- DIAL 800 v. FesbinderCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
- General Insurance v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Slaybaugh v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Woodruff v. McDonald's RestaurantsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Creed v. SchultzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
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