Legal Opinion

Carroll v. State of California

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 17, 1990No. E005959PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

DABNEY, J.

Robert Carroll and Michelle Jensen (Plaintiffs) have appealed from judgments awarding costs and fees to the County of Riverside (County) in the sum of $6,097.25 and awarding costs and fees to the State of California (State) in the sum of $3,680. The courts awarded the costs and fees after granting each governmental entity’s motion for summary judgment.

Issues

Plaintiffs allege that each trial court abused its discretion in finding that Plaintiffs’ action was not prosecuted in good faith and with reasonable cause and in awarding defense costs to the County and State under Code…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Denham v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Sheldon Appel Co. v. Albert & OlikerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Tech-Bilt, Inc. v. Woodward-Clyde & AssociatesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Overton v. Vita-Food Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1949
  5. Critz v. Farmers Insurance GroupCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  5. Corbett v. Hayward Dodge, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2004

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