Legal Opinion
Standard Pacific of San Diego v. AA Baxter Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 13, 1986No. D001309PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STANIFORTH, Acting P. J.
These consolidated appeals challenge determinations that settlements made by defendants A. A. Baxter Corporation (Baxter), Woodward-Clyde Consultants and Woodward Gizienski & Associates (collectively Woodward-Clyde) with plaintiff homeowners were made in good faith and thus bar cross-complaints for equitable indemnity from Baxter and Woodward-Clyde.
Plaintiffs in the underlying action are homeowners in subdivisions in the Tierrasanta area of San Diego. Their homes were damaged by soil subsidence.
Christiana Community Builders (Christiana) originally owned the…
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