California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Sierra Pacific Holdings, Inc. v. County of Ventura

Administrative Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In a suit against a county for allegedly creating a dangerous condition at a county-owned airport that resulted in damage to the plaintiff's aircraft,...

In re E.M.

Family Law, Juvenile Law, Sanctions
A mother's appeals from juvenile court jurisdiction and disposition orders are dismissed under the doctrine of disentitlement, where she willfully...

People v. Tom

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution for vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, the judgment of conviction is reversed and the case remanded, where: 1) the...

Colony Bancorp of Malibu, Inc. v. Patel

Civil Procedure
In a case in which the trial judge after a lunch break directed the plaintiffs' counsel to resume the direct examination of a key witness while...

Debrunner v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.

Property Law & Real Estate, Banking Law
In a suit seeking a declaratory judgment and quiet title to property on which nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings had been initiated, the superior...

Scharer v. San Luis Rey Equine Hospital, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice
In a suit against a veterinary hospital and veterinarians for malpractice arising out of the death of the plaintiff's horse, the district court's...

California Society of Anesthesiologists v. Superior Court (Brown)

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
On petition for writ of mandate and request for declaratory relief contending that the governor acted contrary to California laws when he exercised...

City of Susanville v. California Dep't of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
A trial court order transferring a parolee outside the county in which he was placed is reversed, despite the parolee's death, where: 1) the case was...

Walker v. Ticor Title Company of California

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit that included claims against a title insurance company for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty stemming from a mortgage broker's...

Besaro Mobile Home Park, LLC v. City of Fremont

Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law
On appeal of the superior court's denial of a mobile home park owner's petition for writ of administrative mandate challenging a decision by the City...