Legal Opinion

Southern Christian Leadership Conference v. Al Malaikah Auditorium Co.

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 17, 1991No. B039234PublishedCited by 18 opinions

[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HINZ, J.

Introduction

In this case an auditorium accepted a deposit from a concert producer to reserve the auditorium on a specific date. Before a lease was executed, the auditorium received a more lucrative offer from another prospective tenant for that date, canceled the concert producer’s reservation, and returned the deposit. In the published portion of the opinion, we affirm a jury’s finding that in such circumstances the auditorium breached a contract with the concert producer. We also affirm the trial court’s award of Code of Civil Procedure section 128.5 sanctions against…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Parsons v. Bristol Development Co.California Supreme Court · 1965
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  3. Maria P. v. RilesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Continental Baking Co. v. KatzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Friedman v. DozorcMichigan Supreme Court · 1981

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