Legal Opinion
Davidson v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 2, 1999No. F031178PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WISEMAN, J.
J.Murphy’s Law states that if anything can go wrong, it will. Petitioners Elbert Ernest Davidson and Edward Warkentine have had more than a taste of Murphy’s Law in this case, which sports a complex and jumbled procedural history spanning over 10 years. Briefly stated, the petitioners run a junkyard establishment on their property. The City of Mendota filed a lawsuit to make them clean it up. A purported settlement was reached which was signed by petitioners’ then attorney and the City of Mendota’s attorney, but not by the petitioners. It was presented ex parte to a judge,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Ginns v. SavageCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- Davies v. KrasnaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- In re BerryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- In Re BuckleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Levy v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Elyaoudayan v. HoffmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
- City of Santa Cruz v. PatelCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
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