Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. First City Financial Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 8, 1981No. Civ. 24043PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FROELICH, J.*
Plaintiffs appeal from adverse summary judgment rulings in favor of all defendants. An understanding of the litigation requires an analysis of two separate cases involving essentially the same parties, of which the present appeal relates specifically to the second. For reference purposes these two cases will be called Sawyer I and Sawyer II. Each case arises from the same general factual background.
*395 Factual Background
The principal parties to both cases are the plaintiffs Sawyer, owners and sellers of land; the defendants First City Financial Corporation, Ltd. (First City)…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by43 opinions
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