Legal Opinion

Hensley v. McSweeney

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 23, 2001No. F029415PublishedCited by 8 opinions

[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CORNELL, J.

Douglas F. Hensley (Hensley) obtained a judgment in the amount of $130,000 against Patricia E. McSweeney, doing business as Wyndfair Properties (McSweeney). On appeal, Hensley contends: (1) the trial court incorrectly constraed the special verdicts and the correct amount of the judgment should be $185,000; and (2) he is entitled to additional prejudgment interest. In her cross-appeal, McSweeney asserts the judgment should be reversed on the basis of instructional error, ambiguous special verdicts, and misconduct by Hensley’s trial attorney. We conclude that instructional…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Alliance Mortgage Co. v. RothwellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. City of Atascadero v. Merill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1999
  3. Salahutdin v. Valley of California, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1994
  4. Christiansen v. RoddyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
  5. Overgaard v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. Southern Union Co. v. Southwest Gas Corp.District Court, D. Arizona · 2002
  5. City Solutions, Inc. v. Clear Channel Communications, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2003

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