California Court of Appeal

Defendant's claimed damages of legal fees he spent in an unsuccessful attempt to overturn a settlement do not represent possible tort damages, thus his action should go forward, but only on the contract causes of action alleged in the complaint.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/11/2003
• Published 04/11/2003

Judges

• KAY, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Keker & Van Nest, Robert A. Van Nest, Christa M. Anderson and Steven A. Hirsch, San Francisco, for Petitioners., Holme Roberts & Owen, James Wesley Kinnear and Adria Y. LaRose, San Francisco, for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.