Heritage Cablevision of California, Inc. v. Pusateri

Opinion

PREMO, Acting P. J.

Plaintiff Heritage Cablevision of California, Inc., sued defendant Ron Pusateri in the municipal court for civil liability under Penal Code section 593d (unauthorized connection to cable television system) 1 and conversion. The trial court rendered judgment for defendant following a court trial. It disposed of the section 593d cause of action by granting defendant’s pretrial motion for judgment on the pleadings. The motion rested upon plaintiff’s failure to allege that defendant had been convicted of violating section 593d. Plaintiff appealed from the judgment to the…