Legal Opinion
Brown v. Nolan
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 6, 1979No. Civ. 45181PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TAYLOR, P. J.
On this appeal from an order determining costs we are called upon to decide whether Code of Civil Procedure section 998 applies to an offer to compromise made jointly by two defendants to one plaintiff, and if so, whether plaintiff may recover her preoffer costs. We answer both questions in the affirmative.
Plaintiff Jean N. Brown and another, whose case was settled pretrial, filed a complaint against defendants Vivienne Orgel and Patrick Joseph Nolan for personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident. Plaintiff’s suit was on a theory of joint and several liability…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Bennett v. BrownCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
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3Cited by30 opinions
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