· 5/5/1967
Meadows v. Bakersfield Savings & Loan Ass'n
Citations
- 250 Cal. App. 2d 749
- 59 Cal. Rptr. 34
- 1967 Cal. App. LEXIS 2160
How courts have described this case
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- “[T]he essence of the tort ‘abuse of process’ lies in the misuse of the power of the court; it is an act done in the name of the court and under its authority for the purpose of perpetrating an injustice.”
- \[T]he essence of the tort `abuse of process' lies in the misuse of the power of the court; it is an act done in the name of the court and under its authority for the purpose of perpetrating an injustice.\
- “[T]he essence of the tort ‘abuse of process’ lies in the mis- use of the power of the court; it is an act done in the name of the court and under its authority for the purpose of perpetrat- ing an injustice.”
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Judges: Stone
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