Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DIBIASO, J.
Petitioners Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., G & B Construction, Jack Moseley, Bavid Moseley, and Gary Moseley seek a writ of mandate compelling the trial court to grant their motion for summary judgment. We will deny the petition, on the ground petitioners failed to satisfy the demands of Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 437c. This case is a laboratory example of the application of section 437c; we publish for this reason alone.
Facts and Procedural History
Petitioners hired Whitten Excavation Company, an independent contractor, to haul water. Whitten employed real party Peter Cobb to…
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