Legal Opinion
Kaukonen v. Aro
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 25, 1956No. Civ. 16804PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
This is an appeal from a judgment of nonsuit entered on the opening statement of counsel for plaintiff as amended and added to by statements of said counsel in chambers. “The action of the court on a motion for nonsuit based upon the opening statement is akin to that on a request that a demurrer to a complaint be sustained without leave to amend.” (Rodin v. American Can Co., 133 Cal.App.2d 524, 534 [284 P.2d 530].) The granting of such a nonsuit is not favored (Bonetti v. Double Play Tavern, 126 Cal.App.2d Supp. 848, 853 [274 P.2d 751]) and should be avoided unless the opening…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brooks v. E. J. Willig Truck Transportation Co.California Supreme Court · 1953
- Wrightson v. DoughertyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Rhode v. BartholomewCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
- Southern Pacific Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Tognazzi v. WilhelmCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Akins v. County of SonomaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Beauchamp v. Los Gatos Golf CourseCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Bank of AmericaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Galanek v. WismarCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
- Johnson v. CasettaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
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