Legal Opinion
Mesa Forest Products, Inc. v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 2, 1999No. B125740PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MASTERSON, J.
This appeal presents the question of whether, in determining if a plaintiff in a contract action has obtained a “judgment” more favorable than an offer to compromise (Code Civ. Proc., § 998), the trial court should take into account the defendant’s postoffer payments on the debt. We answer that question in the affirmative.
Background
Plaintiff Mesa Forest Products, Inc., contracted with California IBA, Inc., a general contractor, to provide lumber for the construction of a public school in Santa Monica, California. St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, a surety, issued a…
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