California Court of Appeal

In defendant's motion for attorney's fees, the trial court properly excluded a settlement statement because defendant offered the statement, not to establish that plaintiff's complaint lacks merit, but to show the broker's commission was an element of his damages claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/22/2004
• Published 07/22/2004

Judges

• GILBERT, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Agapay, Levyn & Halling, Chris W. Halling, Los Angeles, and Patricia M. Bakst for Defendant and Appellant., Martin Cohn and Beatriz Pimentel Flores for Plaintiff and Respondent.