Legal Opinion
James v. Public Finance Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 7, 1975No. Civ. 33132PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAZARUS, J. *
This is an action to recover damages for three alleged wrongful garnishments against plaintiff’s wages based upon a judgment of the small claims court procured by a fraudulent return of service of summons.
A jury returned a verdict on a typewritten form which purported to be in favor of plaintiff-appellant, but in assessing damages the following figures were filled in by the forelady:
“For general damages the sum of $0
“For punitive damages the sum of $1,750.00.”
Thereafter the trial judge granted a motion by defendants to vacate the judgment entered on the verdict under the…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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