Legal Opinion
Tunis v. Barrow
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 26, 1986No. B016404PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LILLIE, P. J.
Defendants appeal from order denying their motion to vacate default judgment and order denying motion for rehearing.
Factual and Procedural Background
In December 1982 Ruth Tunis purchased a 1980 Trailmobile double-drop low-bed trailer from Roy Barrow, paying him $17,380.75. Barrow promised Tunis he would deliver the pink slip to her in short order. Unknown to Tunis, the trailer was subject to a lien in favor of Trailmobile, Inc., the manufacturer. Barrow gave his attorney, James Campbell, $14,500 of the purchase price paid by Tunis with the understanding that Campbell would…
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