CARROLL v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC.

Docket No. L.A. 31481.

32 Cal.3d 892 (1982)

654 P.2d 775

187 Cal. Rptr. 592

JAMES DOUGLAS CARROLL, a Minor, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

December 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Overton, Lyman & Prince, Laurence H. Schnabel and Jon P. Kardassakis for Defendant and Appellant.

Lee W. Landrum for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

KAUS, J.

I

Appeal from orders made pursuant to section 473 of the Code of Civil Procedure,1 vacating and setting aside a judgment of dismissal. (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (b).)

(1) This is the problem: Section 473 of the Code of Civil Procedure permits relief for "excusable" neglect. The word "excusable" means...

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