PROBATE: Daughter’s Estate improperly denied intervention of right in probate of mother’s Estate 20 years after their MVA deaths… daughter’s Estate improperly ordered bound by Agreement for disposition of home jointly owned by mother and daughter pursuant to mother’s Will found 16 years after deaths directing that the Deed’s joint tenancy be disregarded… Krueger reversed. [Read more…]
Bench judgment, $113,869 fire suppression pond defects
BENCH JUDGMENT: $113,869.95 judgment improperly awarded to County for fire suppression pond defects when County failed to timely inspect and give opportunity to remedy… Dayton reversed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Subdivision, fire suppression pond
SUBDIVISION: Disputed fact issues preclude summary judgment that fire suppression pond is defective because surface freezes in winter… Dayton reversed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Judge substitution after 1st retirement, 2nd recusal
JUDGE SUBSTITUTION motion untimely in scenario with 2 orders calling retired Judge after retirement of presiding Judge and purported recusal of successor… McLean affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Subdivision, water defect claims time-barred
SUBDIVISION: Water defect claims properly rejected as time-barred, accrual rulings as to 2 Defendants properly applied per law of case to 3 Defendants… Wilson affirmed. [Read more…]
Expert disclosures, insurance fire dispute
EXPERT DISCLOSURE rulings in dispute over insurance coverage of burned home (repairable or total loss)… Molloy. [Read more…]
$1,247,600 MPC class action payments
$1,247,600 paid in MPC class action in impairment awards, penalties, attorney fees, costs, additional PPD.
In 3/98 Herman Gonzales, Kenny Laudato, and Fawn Lyons filed a class [Read more…]