Martinez v. Scott Specialty Gases, Inc.
83 Cal.App.4th 1236 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000) Cited 90 timesHolding that "[e]stoppel requires, among other things, reasonable reliance on the other party's actions" and rejecting estoppel where "plaintiffs could not reasonably have been misled"
Gherman v. Colburn
72 Cal.App.3d 544 (Cal. Ct. App. 1977) Cited 107 timesFinding bad faith where, "[a]t the last minute defendants changed their position and sought to establish an alternative defense . . . which was diametrically opposed to the position which they had taken throughout all of the pretrial stages of the case," where defendants were chargeable with knowledge from the outset of possible actions by plaintiffs, and noting that "a cautious pleader would anticipate such a possibility and take a forthright position from the outset"
Unger v. Isaacs
123 Cal.App.2d 533 (Cal. Ct. App. 1954) Cited 2 timesDocket No. 15780. February 26, 1954. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Mateo County. Murray Draper, Judge. Affirmed. Dennis L. Woodman for Appellant. Foley, Branson Limpert for Respondents. McMURRAY, J. pro tem.[fn*] [fn*] Assigned by Chairman of Judicial Council. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment for respondents, husband and wife, in a suit for real estate broker's commission. In the action plaintiff was awarded judgment for $975 against Mrs. Dorothy N. Murphy, a codefendant with
Section 1152 - Offers to compromise
Cal. Evid. Code § 1152 Cited 287 times 3 Legal AnalysesProviding "statements made in negotiation" of a compromise of a claim of loss are "inadmissible to prove his or her liability for the loss"