Morehart v. County of Santa Barbara

Finding judgment not appealable where it did not complete disposition of all causes of action

Wells v. Marina City Properties, Inc.

In Wells, the California Supreme Court stated that the res judicata effect of a judgment of dismissal is limited where a trial court sustains a demurrer with leave to amend and the plaintiff declines to file an amended complaint.

Kinoshita v. Horio

Reviewing policy considerations

Abatti v. Imperial Irrigation Dist.

Holding that appellate jurisdiction exists even where claims have been dismissed without prejudice to enable entry of judgment, unless the parties also have stipulated to facilitating future litigation of the dismissed claims

Don Jose's Restaurant, Inc. v. Truck Ins. Exchange

In Don Jose's, the trial court granted the defendants' motion for summary adjudication on only two of the plaintiffs' 11 causes of action, and the parties then stipulated that pending plaintiffs' appeal from the order, the remaining counts would be dismissed without prejudice and the defendants would waive all applicable statutes of limitations.

Vedanta Society v. California Quartet

In Vedanta, the court reversed after it found that a tie vote during an appeal to the board of supervisors, which left the decision of the planning commission in that case intact by default, did not amount to the required consideration by the board.

Tenhet v. Boswell

Acknowledging that "[i]t could be argued that a lease destroys the unities of interest and possession because the leasing joint tenant transfers to the lessee his present possessory interest and retains a mere reversion"

Hill v. City of Clovis

Concluding Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction to consider appeal from stipulated judgment where parties entered into a stipulation that provided for dismissal of remaining causes of action without prejudice and contained provision waiving all applicable statutes of limitation as to dismissed claims

Jackson v. Wells Fargo Bank

In Jackson v. Wells Fargo Bank (1997) 54 Cal.App.4th 240, 242, 62 Cal.Rptr.2d 679, the plaintiff pleaded eight causes of action, but the court granted summary adjudication for the defense on only seven, leaving unresolved a cause of action for malicious prosecution.

Schonfeld v. City of Vallejo

In Schonfeld, supra, 50 Cal.App.3d 401, plaintiff asserted claims arising out of the defendant city's lease of a marina to Vallejo Marina, Inc. (VMI).

Section 904.1 - Appeal to court of appeal

Setting forth "one final judgment rule" under which, generally speaking, a party may appeal only after a final judgment

Section 581 - Dismissal of action

Allowing voluntary dismissal without prejudice "at any time before the actual commencement of trial"

Section 13400 - Short title

Section 13404 - Formation; articles of incorporation