Docket No. 38600. January 12, 1972. COUNSEL Ronald M. Sohigian and Samuel Shore for Petitioners. Robert E. Cartwright, Edward I. Pollock, Theodore A. Horn, Marvin E. Lewis, William H. Lally, Joseph W. Cotchett, Leonard Sack and Elmer Low as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. No appearance for Respondent. Bonne, Jones Bridges, Bruce J. Bonne, Horvitz Minikes, Ellis J. Horvitz and Morton Minikes for Real Parties in Interest. OPINION KAUS, P.J. In this mandate proceeding petitioners ("plaintiffs")
Docket No. 29649. October 29, 1965. PROCEEDING in mandamus to compel the Superior Court of Los Angeles County to vacate an order striking certain answers to a request for admissions of fact and to deny a motion compelling further answers. Philbrick McCoy, Judge. Writ granted. Max E. Gilmore for Petitioner. Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, and Donald K. Byrne, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondent. Myron W. Curzon for Real Party in Interest. THE COURT. Petition for writ of mandate to require respondent
Docket No. 24680. September 28, 1967. PROCEEDING in mandamus treated as a proceeding in prohibition to prohibit the Superior Court of Alameda County from enforcing an order which would compel petitioner to answer certain interrogatories in an action for defamation. Leonard J. Dieden, Judge. Writ of prohibition granted. Long Levit, Victor B. Levit and Gerald Z. Marer for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. Bronson, Bronson McKinnon and Richard S. Hawkinson for Real Party in Interest. MOLINARI
The rule of the common law, that statutes in derogation thereof are to be strictly construed, has no application to this code. This code establishes the law of this state respecting the subject to which it relates, and its provisions are to be liberally construed with a view to effecting its objects and promoting justice. Ca. Evid. Code § 2 Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.