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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Drouet v. Superior Court, 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 159 (2001)

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Drouet v. Superior Court, 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 159 (2001)
Parent Document
Drouet v. Superior Court, 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 159 (2001)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2001-05-23

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The argument has some persuasion at first blush. "Supersede" is a word of ordinary common meaning, which has been repeatedly recognized by courts. "... `Webster's Dictionary (2d ed.1935, unabridged), page 2533, defines "supersede" to mean "to sit above, be superior to," "[to] make void or useless, [especially] by a superior power; to make unnecessary or superfluous...."'" (County of Ventura v. George (1983) 149 Cal.App.3d 1012, 1016-1017, 197 Cal.Rptr. 245, quoting County of Los Angeles v. Ferguson (1979) 94 Cal. App.3d 549, 559, 156 Cal.Rptr. 565; see Woodmansee v. Lowery (1959) 167 Cal. App.2d 645, 651, 334 P.2d 991; In re Nunez (Bankr.9th Cir.1996) 196 B.R. 150, 156 ["The dictionary defines supersede as `to cause to be set aside' or `to replace'"]; Fowler v. Weiss (1988) 15 Conn.App. 690, 546 A.2d 321, 323 ["The plain meaning of supersede is `[t]o make obsolete, inferior, or outmoded ... to make void ... annul, override ... to make superfluous or unnecessary ... to take the place of ... to take precedence over...'"].)