Roscoe Moss Co. v. Roggero

Defendants appeal from what the trial court termed a “summary judgment,” which was granted following an expression of viewpoints by counsel for the several parties at a pretrial conference, in total disregard of the procedural requirements for securing such a judgment as established by section 437c of the Code of Civil Procedure.

The plaintiff sued the defendants for $1,424.59 as the alleged reasonable market value of materials for a well, including easing, a starter, and shoe, and to foreclose a mechanic’s lien in that basic amount on the real property of defendants. In their answer, the…