Salter v. Lombardi

BISHOP, J., pro tem.

This is an appeal by defendant Lewis from an order requiring the clerk of the superior court (Los Angeles) to enter only partial satisfaction of a judgment outstanding against appellant and other defendants, based on their joint tort. Appellant sought to have full satisfaction entered, contending that the judgment had been completely satisfied by the act of his co-defendants’ counsel in buying up the judgment at its face value. Under the circumstances of this ease we are of the opinion that the trial court’s order denying full satisfaction should be affirmed.

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