California Court of Appeal

In a wrongful death case, the Court reversed a denial of plaintiff's continuance request, which resulted in summary judgement for defendant, due to the fact that plaintiff's attorney was incapacitated when he was served with the motion for summary judgment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/13/2004
• Published 07/13/2004

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Robert W. Ragsdale, Santa Ana, and Gary T. Mason, Tustin, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Allen, Mullings & Allen and Debra E. Allen, Santa Ana, for Defendant and Respondent County of Orange., Carpenter, Rothans & Dumont, Steven J. Rothans, Los Angeles, and Jill W. Babington for Defendant and Respondent City of Rancho Santa Margarita.