Legal Opinion
Gonzales v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 5, 1987No. B022315PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ABBE, J.
—We must decide here whether a court may properly grant summary adjudication of issues where the notice of motion was only for summary judgment. We conclude that it may not.
Facts
Petitioner is the plaintiff in a personal injury action. The lawsuit arises from an accident involving her automobile and a truck owned by real party California Liquid Fertilizer Corporation, and driven by real party Leonard Ray Black.
Real parties filed a document entitled, “Notice of Motion and Motion for Summary Judgment.” The notice of motion made no request that the court summarily adjudicate…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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