Legal Opinion

Puritan Leasing Co. v. August

California Supreme Court

Decided March 8, 1976No. L.A. 30527PublishedCited by 16 opinions

William A. Wittman, Jr., for Defendants and Respondents.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

RICHARDSON, J.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County entered after the jury returned a directed verdict for plaintiff and against defendants Robert Alan August, Bruce A. Brown and Patricia L. Brown. The appeal is taken by way of a settled statement pursuant to rules 7 and 127 of California Rules of Court.

The sole issue raised is the validity of a provision in a personal property lease permitting resale of the leased chattel, and immediate recovery from lessee of any deficiency in the rent reserved, upon lessee’s default. We conclude that the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Grommes v. St. Paul Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1893
  2. De Hart v. AllenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Treff v. GulkoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
  4. Phillips-Hollman, Inc. v. Peerless Stages, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Lawrence Barker, Inc. v. BriggsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. California State Employees' Ass'n v. State Personnel BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
  2. Nevada National Bank v. HuffNevada Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Warmington Old Town Associates, L.P. v. Tustin Unified School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
  4. Puritan Leasing Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  5. Hutchinson v. City of SacramentoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993

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