Legal Opinion
Terzich v. Medak
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 15, 1978No. Civ. 40850PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CALDWELL, J. *
This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Contra Costa County which granted defendant’s motion to vacate a clerk’s judgment for plaintiff based upon a Nevada judgment.
Plaintiff and defendant are both attorneys. Defendant, who was unable to attend a court hearing in Minden, Nevada, on behalf of a client, requested plaintiff to make the appearance and personally guaranteed plaintiff’s fee. Plaintiff made the appearance and subsequently sent defendant a bill for $401.34. On May 18, 1976, approximately five weeks later, plaintiff filed a complaint against…
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