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ZAMORA v. CLAYBORN CONTRACTING GROUP, INC.

No. S100352.

121 Cal.Rptr.2d 187 (2002)

28 Cal.4th 249

47 P.3d 1056

Pablo ZAMORA, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CLAYBORN CONTRACTING GROUP, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

June 17, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Sproul, Charles L. Post, Thomas G. Trost and Thadd A. Blizzard, Sacramento, for Defendant and Appellant.

Glen E. Gates for Plaintiff and Respondent.

BROWN, J.

This appeal arises out of a typo. In typing up an offer to compromise pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 9981 (section 998 offer), an attorney's legal assistant types the word "against" instead of the phrase "in favor of." As a result, the typed document mistakenly offers to settle the matter for a judgment against the attorney's client in the amount of $149,999...

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