Legal Opinion
Visco v. Abatti
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 13, 1983No. Civ. 66531PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEPHENS, J.
Plaintiffs Louie Visco, et al., appeal from a judgment for defendants entered after the granting of defendants’ motion to dismiss brought pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 583, subdivision (a). Plaintiffs contend that the court’s reliance on a presumption of prejudice concept was an abuse of discretion resulting in a dismissal of their meritorious case. We agree.
The relevant facts are as follows: On December 8, 1976, plaintiffs filed a complaint seeking specific performance of a contract for the purchase of approximately 500 acres of unimproved land. Allegedly…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hocharian v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- City of Los Angeles v. Gleneagle Development Co.California Court of Appeal · 1976
- Jepsen v. SherryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- Ordway v. ArataCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- Corlett v. GordonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Dubois v. Corroon & Black Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1993
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