Legal Opinion

City of Grand Terrace v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 23, 1987No. E003709PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HEWS, J.

In these original proceedings, we are called upon to review the propriety of the trial court’s order which determined that plaintiff’s settlement with her defendant husband (settlor) had been entered into in good faith under Code of Civil Procedure section 877b, subdivision (c). 1 Defendant City of Grand Terrace and City of Colton (nonsettlors) contend that (1) the motion together with the accompanying threshold declaration by settlor was insufficient as a matter of law under Tech-Bilt, Inc., 2 (2) that the trial court abused its discretion in finding a good faith settlement,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. American Motorcycle Assn. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Tech-Bilt, Inc. v. Woodward-Clyde & AssociatesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Palermo v. Stockton Theatres, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1948
  4. River Garden Farms, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
  5. Coy v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962

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3Cited by37 opinions

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  4. North County Contractor's Ass'n v. Touchstone Insurance ServicesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
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