11 Cited authorities

  1. 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
  2. Chavez v. Indymac Mortgage Services

    219 Cal.App.4th 1052 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013)   Cited 158 times
    Applying California law
  3. Mirpad v. California Ins. Guarantee Assn.

    132 Cal.App.4th 1058 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005)   Cited 84 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Rejecting definition of person to include organization because organization was defined separately in the policy
  4. 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"
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Starlight Ridge South Homeowners Assn. v. Hunter-Bloor

    177 Cal.App.4th 440 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009)   Cited 22 times

    No. E046457. August 14, 2009. Appeal from the Superior Court of Riverside County, No. RIC460990, Mac R. Fisher, Judge. Fiore, Racobs Powers and Peter E. Racobs for Plaintiff and Appellant. Stephanie K. Hunter-Bloor, in pro. per.; Law Office of John Scott Carter and John Scott Carter for Defendant and Respondent. OPINION MILLER, J. Plaintiff and appellant Starlight Ridge South Homeowners Association (the Association) is the owners association of a common interest development. Defendant and respondent

  8. Garcia v. Sterling

    176 Cal.App.3d 17 (Cal. Ct. App. 1985)   Cited 41 times
    In Garcia v. Sterling, supra, 176 Cal.App.3d 17, the Court of Appeal criticized Del E. Webb, supra, 123 Cal.App.3d 593and other cases to the extent they allowed a court to take judicial notice of the truth of a pleading party's sworn deposition testimony when determining the truth or falsity of matters asserted in pleadings (in Garcia, a verified answer, portions of which the plaintiff moved to strike): "Although the existence of statements contained in a deposition transcript filed as part of the court record can be judicially noticed, their truth is not subject to judicial notice.
  9. Scaringe v. J.C.C. Enterprises, Inc.

    205 Cal.App.3d 1536 (Cal. Ct. App. 1988)   Cited 17 times

    Docket No. B033208. November 22, 1988. Appeal from Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. NCC19227G, Joseph R. Kalin, Judge. COUNSEL Richards, Watson Gershon, Marsha Jones Moutrie and Beth A. Shenfeld for Defendant and Appellant. Melby Anderson, Jarrett S. Anderson and Julianne S. Nichols for Plaintiffs and Respondents. OPINION KENNARD, J. Defendant J.C.C. Enterprises, Inc., appeals from an order of the superior court granting a preliminary injunction halting all construction on the Rices' home

  10. Section 436 - Authority of court upon motion

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 436   Cited 311 times
    Authorizing the court to strike irrelevant, false, or improper matter from a pleading
  11. Section 435 - Service and filing of notice of motion to strike

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 435   Cited 166 times
    Defining the term pleading to include "demurrer"