Legal Opinion
East-West Capital Corp. v. Khourie
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 14, 1970No. Civ. 26531PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
This appeal is from a “Judgment of Nonsuit” entered at the conclusion of plaintiff’s presentation of evidence, in a nonjury trial of an action for damages “for failure to abide by the terms of an escrow in disbursing certain funds.”
The trial was held July 29-30, 1968. Defendant Khourie’s motion for “nonsuit” was made and granted on the second day. The “Judgment of Non-suit” was entered August 8, 1968.
In 1961 the Legislature abolished the right of a defendant to move for a nonsuit in a trial before the court without a jury. (Milton Meyer & Co. v. Curro, 239 Cal.App.2d 480,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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