Legal Opinion
Fergus v. Songer
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 1, 2007No. B182525PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, J.
It all started over a quarter of a century ago with a chunk of concrete hurled at Joseph A. Songer (respondent) by Lawrence Bordan, owner of the Pismo Beach Hotel. As a result of this assault, Songer obtained a money judgment against Bordan. Collection was another matter. If there were a gold medal for “judgment avoidance,” it would go to Bordan. He delayed collection for over 20 years. Through the extraordinary efforts of his attorney, Clark Fergus (Fergus), respondent eventually became the owner of the hotel and reaped millions of dollars of profits. However, he refused to…
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