Legal Opinion
Briggs v. Lawrence
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 23, 1991No. H007557PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, J.
Billy Leo Briggs sued the Public Defender of Monterey County (Michael Lawrence) and a deputy public defender (Arthur Kaufmann) for attorney malpractice. The defendants’ general demurrers and motions for judgment on the pleadings were granted without leave to amend. Briggs appeals from the trial court’s order, which we shall treat as an appealable final judgment for defendants. (Cf., e.g., People ex rel. Rominger v. County of Trinity (1983) 147 Cal.App.3d 655, 658 [195 Cal.Rptr. 186].) Briggs did not plead that he had filed a claim against Monterey County under the…
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