LOVATO v. SANTA FE INTERNAT. CORP.

Docket No. 30234.

151 Cal.App.3d 549 (1984)

198 Cal. Rptr. 838

JOSEPH A. LOVATO, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

January 31, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

O'Melveny & Myers, John W. Stamper and Joseph L. Golden for Defendant and Appellant.

Robert W. Fraser and Gary S. Gorczyca for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

WALLIN, J.

This case involves a default judgment suffered after interrogatories were served on an attorney who had been suspended.

FACTS

Lovato instituted this action in June 1979. Santa Fe International Corporation (Santa Fe) retained Thomas Black to defend it because at that time he was representing Santa Fe in a similar lawsuit. Shortly after the complaint was filed Santa Fe successfully demurred to six...

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