Legal Opinion
Lovato v. Santa Fe International Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 31, 1984No. Civ. 30234PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WALLIN, J.
This case involves a default judgment suffered after interrogatories were served on an attorney who had been suspended.
Facts
Lovato instituted this action in June 1979. Santa Fe International Corporation (Santa Fe) retained Thomas Black to defend it because at that time he was representing Santa Fe in a similar lawsuit. Shortly after the complaint was filed Santa Fe successfully demurred to six of the seven- causes of action, then filed an answer and took Lovato’s deposition.
In January 1980 Black was suspended from practicing law. As one of the terms of his suspension he was…
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