Kowis v. Howard

3 Cal.4th 888 (1992)

838 P.2d 250

12 Cal. Rptr.2d 728

KEENAN KOWIS, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

THORNTON M. HOWARD et al., Defendants and Appellants; MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, Intervener and Respondent.

Docket No. S024012.

Supreme Court of California.

November 5, 1992.

COUNSEL

Frank E. Noble for Defendants and Appellants.

George P. Andreos for Plaintiff and Respondent.

McCormick & Mitchell, Robert D. Baker and Konarad M. Rasmussen for Intervener and Respondent.

OPINION

ARABIAN, J.

We are called upon to decide when, if ever, summary denial of a pretrial petition for extraordinary relief establishes law of…