Legal Opinion
Crib Retaining Walls, Inc. v. NBS/Lowry, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 22, 1996No. D020895PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McDONALD, J.
Facts and Procedural History
Plaintiffs filed a construction defect lawsuit naming respondent Crib Retaining Walls, Inc. (Crib), among others, as a defendant. Crib cross-complained against appellant NBS/Lowry, Inc. (NBS) seeking equitable indemnity and contribution. The plaintiffs then filed an amended complaint naming NBS as an additional defendant.
Discovery proceedings demonstrated that the claims of plaintiffs and Crib against NBS were meritless. Accordingly, NBS made a Code of Civil Procedure 2 section 998 offer to plaintiffs and Crib to compromise their claims. The…
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