Legal Opinion
Southern California Gas Co. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 1986No. E002994PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUFMAN, Acting P. J.
Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6, subdivision (e), 1 defendant Southern California Gas Company (SoCal) seeks a writ of mandate to compel the respondent Riverside Superior Court to vacate an order determining a settlement between the plaintiffs and several other defendants to be a “good faith” settlement within the meaning of section 877. 2 The settlement called for a payment to the plaintiff of $800,000 cash, representing the policy limits of two insurance policies, plus an assignment to plaintiffs of all the settling defendants’ rights, both in…
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