Legal Opinion
Great-West Life Assurance Co. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 26, 1969No. Civ. 33848PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtFiles, P. J.
This proceeding is here because neither the superior court nor the municipal court is willing to try a pending interpleader action, each court having concluded that the other has exclusive jurisdiction. A writ of mandate is an appropriate remedy for such an impasse. (St. James Church v. Superior Court (1955) 135 Cal.App.2d 352, 355 [287 P.2d 387].)
On June 5, 1964, plaintiff filed a complaint in interpleader in the municipal court, naming as defendants Harold S. Jones, Carol Jones, Dale Lee, and Pendler, Gershon & Warner, a partnership. This complaint alleged that plaintiff had made contracts…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Thomasian v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- San Francisco Savings Union v. E. B. LongCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
- Hancock Oil Co. v. HopkinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Woodmen of the World v. RutledgeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Flowers & Sons Development Corp. v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978