Brewster v. Castano

VILLANTI, Judge.

Karen Brewster appeals the trial court’s order granting judgment on the pleadings in favor of Cheryl, Kevin, and Ignacio Castaño. The trial court concluded that Ms. Brewster violated the rule against splitting causes of action1 by rais*1269ing successive claims that arose from one ■wrongful act. Because the court imper-missibly considered the pleadings in another case to reach its conclusion, we reverse.

In May 2004, Ms. Brewster filed a four-count amended complaint against the Castanos, asking for both monetary and in-junctive relief. In Ms. Brewster’s complaint, she contended that…