50 Cal. 38
Decided July 1, 1875
California Supreme Court · decided 1875-07-01
Complaint in ejectment filed January 28, 1870. Summons'issued January 28, 1870, and served December 12, 1870. Defendant filed his answer December 21, 1870. March, 1873, the defendant gave notice of motion to dismiss the action for want of prosecution. The motion came up for hearing on the 30th day of May, 1873.
Relies on Chipman v. Hibberd
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Decided 1875-07-01
Cited by 13 later decisions — most recently November 1923
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¶1A similar question was presented in Chipman v. Hibberd (47 Cal. 638), where we affirmed the order of the District Court dismissing a pending action for the failure of the plaintiff to prosecute within a reasonable time. We think there was no abuse of the discretion of the Court in this case.
¶2Order affirmed.