Legal Opinion
Uecker v. Zentil
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 5, 2016No. A143068Published
1Opinion of the Court
Filed 1/15/16; pub. & mod. order 2/5/16 (see end of opn.) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE SUSAN L. UECKER, Plaintiff and Appellant, A143068 v. DENNIS ZENTIL, (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. RG13694649) Defendant and Respondent. A bankruptcy trustee sued a former attorney of the debtor company, claiming he helped the managers of the debtor company perpetrate a fraud. The trial court granted the attorney’s demurrer without leave to amend, finding the trustee’s claims barred by the in pari delicto doctrine.1 We affirm. BACKGROUND We assume…
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