Legal Opinion

Lopez v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 14, 1996No. B095244PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

LILLIE, P. J.

We treat this appeal by Frances Lopez from a minute order granting summary judgment on her complaint in favor of defendant Friedman Brothers Investment Company (Friedman) as a petition for writ of mandate. 1 The primary issue before us is whether Friedman, the owner and lessor of the commercial premises where Lopez allegedly fell, established it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

Factual and Procedural Background

Lopez and Friedman agree that the following facts are undisputed. Friedman owned about 25 acres of farmland upon which stood a produce stand, Hubbard…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Morehart v. County of Santa BarbaraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Union Bank v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  3. Ornelas v. RandolphCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Hunter v. Pacific Mechanical Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1995
  5. Krongos v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.California Court of Appeal · 1992

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co.California Supreme Court · 2001
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  3. Lona v. Citibank, N.A.California Court of Appeal · 2011
  4. Prilliman v. United Air Lines, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1997
  5. Scheiding v. Dinwiddie Construction Co.California Court of Appeal · 1999

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