Legal Opinion
Willingham v. Pecora
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 17, 1941No. Civ. 2398PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONWAY, J., pro tem.
Defendants and appellants, Philip Pécora, Mary J. Pécora, Joe Pécora and Ace Freight Lines, have taken an appeal from the order of the superior court denying their motion for change of place of trial from Kern County to Los Angeles County. The motions were mado upon affidavits based upon the ground that the change of venue was for the convenience of the witnesses to be called on the trial of the action.
This action was commenced on October 4, 1939. It was at issue and a memorandum of motion to set for trial was filed December 12, 1939, at which time the court fixed the date…
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