Legal Opinion
Ford v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 21, 1973No. Civ. 13166PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUFMAN, J.
On the ground that the judgment was void (see 5 Witkin, Cal. Procedure (2d ed. 1971) pp. 3738-3739), petitioner John R. Ford (hereinafter defendant) moved the trial court to vacate a clerk’s default judgment (Code Civ. Proc., § 585, subd. 1) entered against him and in favor of real party in interest Inice E. Orton (hereinafter plaintiff). The motion to vacate was denied, and this petition for mandate followed.
Although the order denying the motion to vacate may have been appealable as an order after judgment (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (b)), by issuing the alternative…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Lynch v. BenciniCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Brown v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Sheehy v. Roman Catholic ArchbishopCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
- Leo v. DunlapCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
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