Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Wolfe
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 26, 1986No. G001562PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSBY, J.
Are the parties entitled to a statement of decision pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 632 after a trial in a personal injury action where liability is admitted and the only issues concern damages? Yes. Should the court monitor the hours consumed in a trial spread over several days to determine whether it has lasted more than one day for purposes of that section? No.
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Susan Gordon was injured by an automobile driven by Laura Wolfe, a minor. Gordon sued Wolfe and her father, the owner of the car. The latter settled for the limits of his statutory liability (Veh. Code,…
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