Legal Opinion
Evans v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 20, 1983No. Civ. 67520PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
AMERIAN, J.
This is an appeal from a March 16, 1981, order of dismissal under Code of Civil Procedure section 583, subdivision (b), 1 because the matter had not been brought to trial within five years after it was filed. We affirm.
Facts
On February 3, 1975, appellant Marilyn Evans filed suit for personal injury damages against respondent City of Los Angeles and against doe defendants. The action grew out of activities alleged to have occurred at a city park on September 29, 1974. Respondent filed its answer on March 25, 1975.
The first trial date for the matter was August 29, 1978. Trial…
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