Legal Opinion

West v. Hunt Foods, Inc.

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 5, 1951No. Civ. 14291PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeters, P. J.

Plaintiff was discharged by defendant company in October of 1944. He brought this action to recover certain salary claimed to be due to him, and to recover certain retirement benefits to which he claims he is entitled. At the close of plaintiff’s case a nonsuit was granted. Plaintiff appeals.

It is elementary law that “A trial court is justified in granting a motion for nonsuit ‘. . . when, and only when, disregarding conflicting evidence, and giving to plaintiff’s evidence all the value to which it is legally entitled, indulging in every legitimate inference which may be drawn from that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Estate of LancesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Blumberg v. M. & T. IncorporatedCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Hunter v. SparlingCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
  4. Card v. BomsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Grummet v. Fresno Glazed Cement Pipe Co.California Supreme Court · 1919

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Brown v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Drennan v. Star Paving Co.California Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Youngman v. Nevada Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Tomerlin v. Canadian Indemnity Co.California Supreme Court · 1964

24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API