Legal Opinion
Zorro Inv. Co. v. Great Pacific Securities Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 19, 1977No. Civ. 17144PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORRIS, J.
In an action for breach of a commercial lease, the trial court entered judgment for defendants after having sustained defendants’ objection to plaintiff’s evidence. The court rendered judgment for defendants on facts “deemed admitted” because of plaintiff’s failure to make timely or sworn responses to defendants’ requests for admissions.
Judgment reversed.
Statement of Facts
In preparation for trial, defendants, Great Pacific Securities Corporation, Bernard J. Koerselman and Jana R. Norrell, served plaintiff Zorro Investment Company, with three sets of requests for admissions;…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1976
- Moosman v. Joseph P. Blitz, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Robert Allen French v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Cembrook v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Billings v. EdwardsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
- Steele v. TotahCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
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