Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Clayton
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 16, 1977No. Civ. 14427PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STANIFORTH, J.
Plaintiffs Richard B. Hicks and Mafalda Hicks, husband and wife (the Hicks) sought, in 9 counts of their 10-count complaint, the equitable remedies of rescission, restitution and imposition of constructive trust for wrongs perpetrated in connection with the written contract of sale of certain unimproved property (Costebelle) sold by the Hicks to defendants, Howard B. Clayton and Virginia Clayton, husband and wife (Claytons). The 10th count sought damages for attorney malpractice. For some four and one-half years up to and at the time of contracting, Clayton had been the…
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