Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Department of Public Works v. E. A. METCALF
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 22, 1978No. Civ. No. 40602PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROUSE, J.
Defendants, E. A. and Geraldine Metcalf, appeal from an order which granted plaintiff’s motion to tax defendants’ costs, thereby disallowing a substantial portion of the attorney’s fees claimed by defendants.
*4Defendants base their appeal upon an agreed statement. The facts are that on July 20, 1971, plaintiff, State of California, commenced an eminent domain action to take certain real property owned by defendants Metcalf. Defendants were served with the summons and complaint on September 14, 1971, and retained the law firm of Haley, Schenone, Tucker, Birchfield and Smith…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Stone v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- Decoto School District v. M. & S. Tile Co.California Court of Appeal · 1964
- Trindade v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- City of Long Beach v. O'DonnellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Peninsula Enterprises, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1979
- City of Alturas v. Pacific Power & Light CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995