WEEKS v. ROBERTS

Docket No. L.A. 29516.

68 Cal.2d 802 (1968)

442 P.2d 361

69 Cal. Rptr. 303

CLARICE P. WEEKS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NORMAN C. ROBERTS, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

July 1, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Dorfman, Fulop, Rolston & Burns, Marvin G. Burns, Bertram L. Linz and Seymour Winston for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Hillyer, Crake & Irwin, Roy M. Cleator, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker and Lee G. Paul for Defendant and Respondent.

John D. Maharg, County Counsel, and Robert C. Lynch, Assistant County Counsel, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.


PETERS, J.

Plaintiff Clarice P. Weeks appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered pursuant to section 583 of the Code of Civil Procedure for failure to bring an action to trial within five years from the date of filing.

Plaintiff brought this action, as assignee for collection, to recover for legal services rendered to defendant Norman C. Roberts in the amount of $35,000. The complaint was filed and summons issued...

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