Legal Opinion
Kuffel v. Seaside Oil Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 18, 1970No. Civ. 1178PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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GARGANO, J.
This action for general and punitive damages is based on fraud arising out of a contract. It was instituted by plaintiffs Lorren J. Kuffel and Ellen M. Kuffel against the Seaside Oil Company and Forrest LaVeme McCauley, Seaside distributor for the Modesto area. Subsequently, the action was dismissed as against McCauley and, after issue was joined on the complaint and Seaside’s counterclaim, the cause proceeded to trial before the court sitting without a jury. At the conclusion of the trial the court awarded plaintiffs $212,269.48 in general damages; it fixed punitive damages…
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