Legal Opinion
Botello v. Shell Oil Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 1, 1991No. B048734PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, J.
In this case we are asked to decide a single issue of statutory interpretation: whether a mural is a “painting” within the meaning of The California Art Preservation Act (Act). (Civ. Code, § 987.) We hold that it is.
Procedural Background
This case reaches us after the trial court granted defendants’ motion for full summary judgment based on its conclusion that a mural is not a painting under the Act. Although defendants have raised other legal questions and some factual issues in defense of the lawsuit, both sides agree that the question of whether a mural can qualify as a…
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