ROBERT E. HATCH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STANLEY F. BUSH et al., Defendants and Respondents
215 Cal. App. 2d 692 · 20339
California Court of Appeal · Filed
Holding
The court held that the probate court's prior order awarding attorney fees was res judicata as to all services rendered in connection with the estate, barring plaintiff's subsequent quantum meruit action for additional compensation, and that no triable issue of fact remained to preclude summary judgment.
Statutes construed
- CCP § 426
- CCP § 437c
- PROB § 911
Cited by (2)
- REIKO MILLER, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CAMPBELL, WARBURTON, FITZSIMMONS, SMITH, MENDEL & PASTORE, Defendant and Appellant (2008) 162 Cal. App. 4th 1331
- Estate of EVELYN J. CONDON, Deceased. MICHAEL R. CONDON et al., Petitioners and Appellants, v. CAROLINE M. McHENRY, Objector and Respondent (1998) 65 Cal. App. 4th 1138
Authorities cited (4)
- Dobbins v. Title Guarantee & Tr. Co. 22 Cal.2d 64
- ANNE HOUGHTON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. VERA M. COBERLY et al., Defendants and Respondents 201 Cal.App.2d 820
- R. PLATNAUER, Respondent, v. NETTIE L. FORNI et al., Appellants 131 Cal.App. 393
- H. W. ZAGOREN, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY et al., Respondents 117 Cal.App. 548