This court must decide what criteria govern operation of the mandatory dismissal provision of Code of Civil Procedure section 581a, under which a summons on a complaint must be served and return made within three years after an action is filed, in view of the implied exceptions to the statute as recognized in Wyoming Pacific Oil Co. v. Preston (1958)
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HOCHARIAN v. SUPERIOR COURT
Docket No. L.A. 31309.
28 Cal.3d 714 (1981)
621 P.2d 829
170 Cal. Rptr. 790
SEROB HOCHARIAN, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; SONYA PEREZ, Real Party in Interest.
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January 19, 1981.
January 19, 1981.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James F. Callopy, Charles W. Pearce and Callopy, Salomone, McNeil & Landres for Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
Bledstein & Lauber and Leslie Ellen Shear for Real Party in Interest.
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