Legal Opinion
Romadka v. Hoge
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 29, 1991No. Docket Nos. H006667 and H007103PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
AGLIANO, P. J.—
I. Introduction
Plaintiffs appeal from (1) an order of the Santa Clara Superior Court denying their motion to vacate dismissal with prejudice of their action against defendant, and (2) a subsequent judgment of the Santa Cruz Superior Court in favor of defendant based on the dismissal. Plaintiffs contend that their attorney’s dismissal of the action with prejudice was without their authority and therefore void. For the reasons explained below we reverse the Santa Clara County order. Because the ensuing Santa Cruz judgment was based on the res judicata effect of the Santa…
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