Legal Opinion
Carver v. Platt
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 22, 1960No. Civ. 23906PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VALLÉE, J.
Appeals by plaintiff from an order denying a motion to vacate a judgment and from an order denying a motion for reconsideration of that order.
The action was for wrongful death. The cause was tried by a jury which returned a verdict for defendants. Judgment on the verdict was entered Januarj^ 30, 1958. No motion for a new trial was made. No appeal was taken from the judgment and it became final.
On July 18, 1958, plaintiff filed a notice of motion under section 473 of the Code of Civil Procedure for relief from the judgment, asserting it was entered by mistake. The mistake alleged was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Butigan v. Yellow Cab Co.California Supreme Court · 1958
- Estate of Hanley v. HanleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
- Harth v. Ten EyckCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Beyerbach v. Juno Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1954
- Bice v. StevensCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Blue Mountain Development Co. v. CarvilleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- Vibert v. BergerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Josephson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Ludka v. Memory Magnetics InternationalCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
- Northridge Financial Corp. v. HamblinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
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