Legal Opinion
Williams v. Kapilow & Son, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 25, 1980No. Civ. 57486PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HASTINGS, J.
This is an appeal from a municipal court order granting plaintiffs motion for summary judgment. It is before us upon transfer from the Appellate Department of the Los Angeles Superior Court. (Rule 62(a), Cal. Rules of Court.)
The case involves the scope and validity of section 1689.5 et seq. of the Civil Code 1 governing “home solicitation contracts.”
The facts are these: On January 21, 1976, plaintiffs home burned down. That same day two agents of defendant, a public insurance adjusting firm, appeared, unsolicited, at plaintiffs demolished home and entered into a contract…
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