California Court of Appeal

In an appeal concerning a fee dispute arising out of litigation commenced in 1993, summary judgment entered against defendant on his cross-complaint is reversed in part where: 1) although the trial court correctly found that the cross-claims were based upon a contract that was illegal in part, and that the illegal portions of the contract could not be severed; nevertheless 2) defendant should be permitted to pursue his common count for the reasonable value of any lawful services rendered.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/22/2007
• Published 06/22/2007

Judges

• ROTHSCHILD, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nunziato Buckley Weber,Tom A. Nunziato and Illece Buckley Weber, Los Angeles;  Alfred B. Stedman, Granada, for Cross-Complainant and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Law Offices of Harold J. Light, Harold J. Light, Santa Monica, and Bruce A. Gilbert for Cross-Defendant and Respondent.