Legal Opinion

Kurwa v. Kislinger

California Supreme Court

Decided October 3, 2013No. S201619PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

Under California’s “one final judgment” rule, a judgment that fails to dispose of all the causes of action pending between the parties is generally not appealable. (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (a); Morehart v. County of Santa Barbara (1994) 7 Cal.4th 725, 740-741 [29 Cal.Rptr.2d 804, 872 P.2d 143] (Morehart).) This case poses the question whether an appeal may be taken when the judgment disposes of fewer than all the pled causes of action by dismissal with prejudice, and the parties agree to dismiss the remaining counts without prejudice and waive operation of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Morehart v. County of Santa BarbaraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Griset v. Fair Political Practices CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Schonfeld v. City of VallejoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
  4. Kinoshita v. HorioCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
  5. Abatti v. Imperial Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012

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