Samara v. Matar
Jun 25, 2018OUTCOME: Trial Court Granted Summary Judgment for Defendant. Court of Appeal Reversed and Remanded. California Supreme Court Affirmed. Case Settled.
Briefed and argued before the California Supreme Court, representing plaintiff in a professional negligence claim. Concluding that a ground reached by a trial court and properly challenged on appeal, b ... ut not embraced by the appellate court's decision, should have no effect on the preclusive effect of the judgment in future litigation, the California Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the Court of Appeal's reversal of the trial court's decision, overruling People v. Skidmore (1865) 27 Cal. 287 and disapproving of Bank of America v. McLaughlin etc. Co. (1940) 40 Cal. App. 2d 620 to the extent inconsistent.
