HURTADO v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. Sac. 8005.

11 Cal.3d 574 (1974)

522 P.2d 666

114 Cal. Rptr. 106

MANUEL CID HURTADO, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Respondent; MARIA DE JESUS FLORES DE HURTADO et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 31, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Johnson, Greve, Clifford & Diepenbrock, Johnson, Davies, Greve & Clifford, Johnson, Greve & Clifford and Robert Lea for Petitioner.

Leonard G. Ratner as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Alfonso Z. Gonzalez for Real Parties in Interest.

Gerald J. Adler and Crow, Lytle, Schleh & Gilwee as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

SULLIVAN, J.

In this proceeding, petitioner Manuel Cid Hurtado seeks a writ of mandate directing respondent superior court to vacate its ruling that the applicable measure of damages in the underlying action for wrongful death was that prescribed by California law without any maximum limitation, rather than that prescribed by the law of Mexico which limits the amount of recovery...

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