Legal Opinion

New v. New

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 8, 1957No. Civ. 20679PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAshburn, J.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment which rejects her claim that defendant, her former husband, wrongfully appropriated to himself a “corporate opportunity” which belonged to two corporations in which he held stock and that he is obligated, by property settlement agreement and decree of divorce, to pay her 25 per cent of the proceeds of such misappropriation.

By property settlement agreement of December 6, 1943, and ensuing divorce decree, the parties divided their community property. The wife received the home and its furnishings together with an automobile, and the husband took a second car.…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Crawford v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Guth v. Loft, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1939
  3. Universal Sales Corp. v. California Press Manufacturing Co.California Supreme Court · 1942
  4. People v. HustonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Callahan v. MartinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935

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3Cited by74 opinions

  1. Harm v. FrasherCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
  2. Wolf v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
  3. Munns v. StenmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
  4. Adler v. City CouncilCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
  5. Campbell v. MaganaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960

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