Legal Opinion
Lazzarone v. Bank of America
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 27, 1986No. Civ. 24661PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SIMS, J.
Plaintiff Gordon Lazzarone appeals from a judgment dismissing his action against defendant Bank of America NT & SA (hereafter Bank). Plaintiff is beneficiary of a testamentary trust formerly administered by Bank as trustee. After learning his trust corpus had sustained losses during Bank’s prior administration, plaintiff brought an action against Bank in superior court for damages for negligence and fraud. The trial court sustained Bank’s demurrer without leave to amend.
We conclude plaintiff’s complaint is barred by the res judicata effect given to orders of the superior court…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Flores v. ArroyoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
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