SOUTHERN PAC. CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY

Docket No. 9405.

157 Cal.App.2d 168 (1958)

320 P.2d 911

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (a Corporation) et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Respondent; JUAN CASTANEDA et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

January 24, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Devlin, Diepenbrock & Wulff for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Thomas C. Perkins and Pelton & Gunther for Real Parties in Interest.


SCHOTTKY, J.

Petitioners above named filed in this court a petition for a writ of prohibition to prevent the respondent superior court from proceeding to try two actions now pending. We issued an alternative writ and set the matter for hearing before this court.

In October, 1951, a collision between a train of the Southern Pacific Company and a truck in which 13 or 14 farm workers were riding occurred at an unguarded railroad crossing. Five actions were filed...

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