Legal Opinion
Western Continental Operating Co. v. Natural Gas Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 28, 1989No. A041680PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MERRILL, J.
In this appeal, appellants Western Continental Operating Company, Ronald E. Nunn, and Fleet Oil Company (Western), challenge the trial court’s order disqualifying a law firm from representing them in the underlying action. We affirm.
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Western’s first amended complaint against Natural Gas Corporation of California (NGC) and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), alleged causes of action for breach of contract, inducing breach of contract, tortious disavowal of contractual obligations, fraud, civil conspiracy and declaratory relief. Six of the ten causes of action contained…
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