Branch v. Homefed Bank
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FROEHLICH, J.
Homefed Bank, formerly Home Federal Savings and Loan Association (Bank) appeals from a judgment, entered on special verdicts, in favor of W. Andrew Branch (employee). The jury found in favor of employee on his cause of action against Bank for negligent misrepresentation, and awarded economic damages of $45,163 and emotional distress damages of $60,000.
Bank raises numerous contentions, which essentially resolve into three claims: (1) the judgment was unsupported by the evidence; (2) the judgment is barred by the ruling in Foley v. Interactive Data Corp. (1988) 47 Cal.3d 654…
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