Legal Opinion

E. L. White, Inc. v. City of Huntington Beach

California Supreme Court

Decided May 31, 1978No. L.A. 30866PublishedCited by 149 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MANUEL, J.

Plaintiff E. L. White, Inc. (White) and its insurance carrier appeal from a judgment of dismissal entered following an order sustaining, without leave to amend, the demurrer of defendant City of Huntington Beach (City) to its first amended complaint in an action for “indemnity and equitable contribution.” We reverse the judgment.

The complaint here at issue, together with certain documents attached to City’s demurrer of which the trial court properly took judicial notice (see Code Civ. Proc., §§ 430.30, 430.70), discloses the following pertinent facts: In 1970 City entered…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Parsons v. Bristol Development Co.California Supreme Court · 1965
  2. American Motorcycle Assn. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Davey v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Unruh v. Truck Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Rossmoor Sanitation, Inc. v. Pylon, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by149 opinions

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  3. Fisher v. City of BerkeleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Mangini v. Aerojet-General Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1991
  5. Pool v. City of OaklandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986

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