Legal Opinion
Goodstein v. Bank of San Pedro
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 18, 1994No. B053778PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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LILLIE, P. J.
Plaintiff Goodstein appeals from a September 11, 1990, order granting defendant’s motion to recover expert witness fees, awarding fees and costs of $138,421, and denying plaintiff’s motion to tax costs. On appeal, plaintiff challenges the trial court’s award of expert witness fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 998 and the cost award on several grounds.
Factual and Procedural Background
After a judgment of nonsuit was granted in favor of defendant (Bank) on Goodstein’s complaint for slander of title and negligence,1 Bank filed a memorandum of costs in conjunction with…
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