California Court of Appeal

A judgment permanently enjoining defendant from tapping into plaintiffs' pipeline that carries water to plaintiffs' property is affirmed over his claims regarding: 1) denial of a jury trial; 2) an award of attorney's fees; 3) a failure to disqualify plaintiffs' counsel; 4) a referee's conflict of interest; and 5) denial of a motion for nonsuit and directed verdict.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/13/2006
• Published 03/13/2006

Judges

• GILBERT, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• McCarthy & Kroes, R. Chris Kroes, Santa Barbara, Thomas M. Fitch and Scott London, for Defendant and Appellant., Price, Postel & Parma, Todd A. Amspoker, Craig A. Parton and Timothy E. Metzinger, Santa Barbara, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.