California Court of Appeal

STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO. v. PIETAK, C028694

Under Code of Civil Procedure section 473, an attorney's misunderstanding on the necessity of filing a cross-complaint in response to an interpleader action under Code of Civil Procedure section 386 is a reasonable mistake to justify discretionary relief.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/11/2001
• Published 07/11/2001

Judges

• HULL, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  James Ireijo, Cool, for Defendant and Appellant., Rudloff Wood & Barrows, Douglas K. Wood, San Francisco, Lynn S. Samuels, Oakland, and Kathleen M. Rogers, for Plaintiff and Respondent.