Legal Opinion
Braun v. City of Taft
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 10, 1984No. Civ. 7273PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ANDREEN, J.
Plaintiff Donald Braun (Braun) appealed from a judgment denying him attorney fees. Defendant City of Taft (City) cross-appealed. Wé affirm.
I. Factual Background
Braun was a duly elected councilman for City. As such, he investigated a perceived irregularity in the appointment of real party in interest George Polston (Polston) as transit administrator. The city manager would neither admit nor deny the appointment, so Braun requested from a city employee a copy of Polston’s salary card, which showed that Polston had been so appointed on June 25, 1979. Later, Braun requested…
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