Maurer v. Consolidated Peoples Ditch
Filed 3/29/06 Maurer v. Consolidated Peoples Ditch CA5
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
| DAVID SCOTT MAURER et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CONSOLIDATED PEOPLES DITCH COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant. |
F047447
(Super. Ct. No. 04-212587)
O P I N I O N |
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Tulare County granting a preliminary injunction. Patrick J. O'Hara, Judge.
Dooley Herr & Peltzer, Leonard C. Herr and Quelie M. Saechao for Defendant and Appellant.
Williams, Jordan & Brodersen and Steven R. Williams for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
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This is an appeal from an order granting a preliminary injunction. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (a)(6).) The preliminary injunction prohibits appellant Consolidated Peoples Ditch Company from attempting to remove respondents from land owned by appellant and subject to respondents' disputed interest as renewing lessee. We will conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion in maintaining the status quo pending trial and judgment in this action; accordingly, we will affirm the order.
Facts and Procedural History
Respondents, various Maurer family members and trustees of family trusts, are lessees of agricultural acreage owned by appellant corporation. At the time of the original â€
