Legal Opinion
Lawyers Title Ins. Corp. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 3, 1984No. AO23410PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CALDECOTT, P. J.
Petitioner (hereafter Lawyers Title) seeks a writ of prohibition to restrain respondent court from continuing with the adjudication of an action while there is another prior case pending.
On September 8, 1982, Lawyers Title filed an action in San Francisco Superior Court seeking a declaration of its liability to the defendants as escrow holder and title insurer of two lots of commercial real property in San Francisco. On January 6, 1983, certain of the defendants in the San Francisco action filed a complaint for damages in Santa Clara against Lawyers Title and against R.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Christensen v. Dewor DevelopmentsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- E. W. Bliss Co. v. Cold Metal Process Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
- Browne v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- Associated Indemnity Corp. v. WachsmithWashington Supreme Court · 1940
- Gorman v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Union City Associates v. City of Union CitySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
- Plant Insulation Co. v. Fibreboard Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1990
- Bank of America v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
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