Legal Opinion

Lee v. Marchetti

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 4, 1970No. Civ. 1183PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

GARGANO, J.

Appellants brought this action against respondents in the court below to recover treble damages for an allegedly usurious loan. After issue was joined on the complaint respondents successfully moved for a summary judgment resulting in a dismissal of the action. But, “once again, the temptation to cut the Gordian knot of involved litigation by resort to a summary judgment has proven erroneous.” (Silver Land & Development Company v. California Land Title Company, 248 Cal.App.2d 241, 242 [56 Cal.Rptr. 178].) In other words, when the numerous transactions involved in this case…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Eagle Oil & Refining Co. v. PrenticeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
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  3. Kimber v. JonesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  4. Albermont Petroleum, Ltd. v. CunninghamCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
  5. Johnson v. BanducciCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963

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3Cited by7 opinions

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