Legal Opinion
Duran v. Duran
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 23, 1983No. Civ. 7376PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN (G. A.), P. J.
In this case we disapprove of nonstatutory speaking motions to enforce alleged settlement agreements, overruling our former opinion in Ford v. State of California (1981) 116 Cal.App.3d 507 [172 Cal.Rptr. 162]; we hold a motion for summary judgment is the proper procedural device to enforce an alleged settlement agreement. Further, since there is an issue of fact in this case, we hold it was improper to specifically enforce the settlement and will reverse the judgment.
Joseph Duran and others (plaintiffs) filed a suit to establish a trust and for an accounting…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Gregory v. HamiltonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
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