Coffee-Rich, Inc. v. Fielder

Opinion

THOMPSON, J.

The case at bench reaches us after a decision by the superior court on remand from the Court of Appeal after reversal of a judgment reached at trial. It emphasizes two serious deficiencies in California appellate procedure. Substantively, the case illustrates the difficulties flowing from an appellate court judgment reversing and remanding for “further proceedings consistent with this opinion” where the opinion itself is not specific on what is to be done. Procedurally, the case illustrates the deficiency inherent in the lack of a rule of court requiring that so far as…