Legal Opinion
Hobbs v. Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 29, 1985No. B003557PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARABIAN, J.
Introduction
Plaintiff and respondent Mittie F. Hobbs, individually, and Mittie F. Hobbs, trustee of that trust agreement dated December 23, 1974 (Mrs. Hobbs), was awarded $96,000 in compensatory damages against defendants and appellants Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Incorporated and Alan Ravenscroft (individually, Bateman Eichler and Ravenscroft and, collectively, appellants) and $220,000 in punitive damages against Bateman Eichler by a jury which determined that appellants had breached their fiduciary duties to Mrs. Hobbs. Mrs. Hobbs showed that appellants had made…
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