Sly v. Superior Court

Petitioner herein seeks a writ of prohibition restraining the superior court of Los Angeles County from discharging a receiver in an action wherein petitioner is plaintiff and William Abbott, John Gray, and Lena Abbott are defendants. The action was commenced for an accounting, and involved certain real estate transactions, contracts, and moneys, which were in dispute between the parties. One Charles R. Morfoot was appointed by the trial court to act as a referee to take evidence and report his findings to the court as a basis for final judgment; he was, at the same time, appointed receiver…