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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[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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