Legal Opinion
Brantley v. Pisaro
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 29, 1996No. F023123PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DIBIASO, J.
The trial court granted the motion for summary judgment filed by respondent Frank R. Pisaro and thereafter entered judgment dismissing the action brought by appellant Carl H. Brantley. We will reverse. We will conclude that a defendant moving for summary judgment (or summary adjudication) under Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 437c, as amended in 1992 and 1993, may still show the plaintiff’s cause of action has no merit by demonstrating that the undisputed facts negate the existence of one or more essential elements of the cause of action.
Procedural Facts
Appellant Carl H.…
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