Hoopes v. Dolan
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SEPULVEDA, J.
A commercial tenant, Eric Hoopes, sued his landlord and another tenant claiming exclusive parking rights under his lease. Defendants denied plaintiff’s interpretation of the lease, and also asserted that plaintiff was equitably estopped from suing because plaintiff stood silent for years when he knew defendants believed parking was shared between the tenants. Defendants moved to bifurcate the trial to have the equitable estoppel defense and other issues tried to the judge first, before a jury trial on plaintiff’s causes of action. Plaintiff opposed the motion. The court…
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