California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Estate of Heath

Probate, Trusts & Estates
Probate court order appointing niece of the deceased as administrator is reversed where the appointed administrator did not "succeed" to a portion of...

Arntz Builders v. City of Berkeley

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a contract dispute between plaintiff builders and defendant city, judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where: 1) the statutory claims...

People v. Brandon

Criminal Law & Procedure
Grant of motion to revoke defendant's status in an outpatient program for treatment as a mentally disordered offender is affirmed where: 1) the trial...

People v. Brandon

Criminal Law & Procedure
Grant of motion to revoke defendant's status in an outpatient program for treatment as a mentally disordered offender is affirmed where: 1) the trial...

Gogri v. Jack In the Box, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In an action involving a franchise agreement between plaintiff and defendant-Jack In the Box, summary judgment for Jack In the Box is reversed where...

In re Ricky S.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law
In action in which minor was charged for attempted grand theft, attempted robbery and battery, competency finding is reversed where the the court used...

Mark v. Spencer

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action case, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where: 1) the trial court did not err in sustaining the demurrer without leave to...

Freedman v. Superior Ct. of Orange County

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In an action to add a punitive damages claim to plaintiff's medical malpractice complaint, writ of mandate to vacate court's motion to amend is...

Gong v. RFG Oil, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
Denial of motion to disqualify counsel for defendants is reversed and remanded where: 1) an actual conflict of interest existed between defendants;...

Chinn v. KMR Property Mgmt.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action to recover attorney's fees in tort action, judgment granting portion of requested fees is affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in...