California, March, 2002, State Case law

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State Courts - California - March 26, 2002

Estate of Depasse, No. H023199., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, March 26, 2002, Decided
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Overview: Although claimant and decedent lived together, claimant was not a putative spouse, as he did not have an objectively reasonable, good faith belief that he was lawfully married.

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Frazier v. Superior Court, No. G029541., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, March 26, 2002, Decided
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Overview: Appellate court declined to extend doctrine of imputed knowledge to automatically disqualify independent counsel, who was represented at a few depositions by an attorney, whose law firm, unbeknownst to the attorney, had a conflict of interest.

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Groth Bros. Oldsmobile v. Gallagher, No. A093673., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION TWO, March 26, 2002, Decided
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Overview: Corporate officer was entitled to indemnification from corporation, where plaintiff voluntary dismissed lawsuit against corporate officer before final ruling but after court issued tentative ruling granting corporate officer's demurrer.

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In re Jayson T., No. G029715., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, March 26, 2002, Decided
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Overview: An order terminating parental rights was reversed; evidence that the adopting parents considered one of the two boys to be suffering from reactive attachment disorder threw the trial court's adoptability finding into serious doubt.

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McMeans v. Scripps Health, D035486, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, March 26, 2002, Filed
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Overview: Statute did not extend hospital's lien rights beyond amount it agreed to receive from patient's insurers as payment in full for services it provided; hospital's publication of the notice of the lien was protected by the litigation privilege.

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People v. Claeys, No. G027481., COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, March 26, 2002, Decided
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Overview: Because marijuana plants were readily visible from his neighbor's property, defendant had no reasonable expectation of privacy in what could be seen from his neighbor's fence and the trial court properly denied his motion to suppress evidence.

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