21 Cited authorities

  1. Blank v. Kirwan

    39 Cal.3d 311 (Cal. 1985)   Cited 3,059 times
    Holding that the standard for a failure to state a claim is whether "the complaint states facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action"
  2. Lazar v. Superior Court

    12 Cal.4th 631 (Cal. 1996)   Cited 1,680 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that justifiable reliance is a required element of a fraud claim
  3. Quelimane Co. v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.

    19 Cal.4th 26 (Cal. 1998)   Cited 762 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that title insurer owed no duty of ordinary care to non-clients, commenting that "[i]n the business arena it would be unprecedented to impose a duty on one actor to operate its business in a manner that would ensure the financial success of transactions between third parties"
  4. ASP Properties Group, L.P. v. Fard, Inc.

    133 Cal.App.4th 1257 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005)   Cited 361 times
    Interpreting lease in unlawful detainer action
  5. Chavez v. Indymac Mortgage Services

    219 Cal.App.4th 1052 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013)   Cited 158 times
    Applying California law
  6. Hoffman v. Smithwoods RV Park, LLC

    179 Cal.App.4th 390 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009)   Cited 142 times

    No. H033464. October 23, 2009. Appeal from the Superior Court of Santa Cruz County, No. CV159578, Robert B. Atack, Judge. Greene, Chauvel, Descalso, Minoletti, Paul G. Minoletti and Susan J. Bayerd for Plaintiff and Appellant. Law Office of Anthony C. Rodriguez and Anthony C. Rodriguez for Defendant and Respondent. [CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION ] Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.1105, it is ordered that this opinion is certified for publication, with the exception of part II.B.

  7. Stansfield v. Starkey

    220 Cal.App.3d 59 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990)   Cited 134 times
    Affirming dismissal of fraud claim where it "was not clearly alleged that each representation was false when made"
  8. Aragon-Haas v. Family Security Ins. Services, Inc.

    231 Cal.App.3d 232 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991)   Cited 102 times
    Holding that rational interpretation of contracts, including merger clauses, requires at least a "preliminary consideration of all credible evidence offered to prove the intention of the parties"
  9. California National Bank v. Woodbridge Plaza LLC

    164 Cal.App.4th 137 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008)   Cited 55 times
    Finding the term successor in a lease ambiguous
  10. George v. Auto. Club of South. California

    201 Cal.App.4th 1112 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011)   Cited 47 times
    Applying rule, but finding no ambiguity