Meller & Snyder v. R & T PROPERTIES, INC.

Opinion

TURNER, P. J.

I. Introduction

R & T Properties, Inc. (defendant), appeals from a judgment against it and in favor of Meller & Snyder (plaintiff), a law firm, in a joint debtor proceeding pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 989 et seq. The trial court found defendant, a corporation, was jointly liable on a prior judgment against Robert Tieger, an individual. We reverse the judgment. We conclude the trial court erred in failing to resolve the question whether plaintiff properly amended the complaint to substitute R & T Properties, Inc., for a fictitiously named defendant. Further,…