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WATSON v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. 39488.

24 Cal.App.3d 53 (1972)

100 Cal. Rptr. 684

LESLIE C. WATSON, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; SCOTT EUGENE BAKER, a Minor, etc., et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

March 15, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Early, Maslach, Foran & Williams and Stephen J. Peterson for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Blumberg & Zommick and Myron Blumberg for Real Parties in Interest.

OPINION

HERNDON, J.

Petitioner seeks the writ of mandate to compel the dismissal of a medical malpractice action as to him upon the ground that plaintiffs failed to serve him and return the summons within three years after the commencement of the action. Petitioner relies upon Code of Civil Procedure section 581a, subdivision (a), which provides: "No action heretofore or hereafter commenced...

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