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LYONS v. WICKHORST

Docket No. L.A. 31991.

42 Cal.3d 911 (1986)

727 P.2d 1019

231 Cal. Rptr. 738

EDWARD J. LYONS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ERWIN WICKHORST et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

December 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Edward J. Lyons, in pro. per., and Edward Tabash for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Patricia F. Clothier for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

BIRD, C.J.

Does a trial court exceed its authority when it dismisses a plaintiff's action with prejudice because no evidence was presented at a court-ordered arbitration?

I.

In June of 1980, appellant Edward Lyons filed a lawsuit against respondent Erwin Wickhorst seeking actual, compensatory, and punitive damages for unlawful arrest and false imprisonment.1 Since appellant did...

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