HONDO CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B121129.

78 Cal.Rptr.2d 855 (1998)

HONDO COMPANY, Inc., et al., Petitioners, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Los Angeles County, Respondent; Robert Medina, as Co-administrator, etc., et. al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing October 28, 1998.

Review Granted January 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horvitz & Levy, Barry R. Levy, Sandra J. Smith, Encino, Jon B. Eisenberg, Oakland, Daniel E. Hoffman, Daniel R. Friedenthal and Mark H. Herskovitz, Glendale, for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Lund & Caplan, Long Beach, and Richard A. Caplan, Los Angeles, for Real Party in Interest.


NOTT, Associate Justice.

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