LAMBERTON v. RHODES-JAMIESON

Docket No. A037043.

199 Cal.App.3d 748 (1988)

245 Cal. Rptr. 162

NED LAMBERTON, Plaintiff, v. RHODES-JAMIESON et al., Defendants and Respondents; ASHBY METAL PRODUCTS, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

March 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Brian S. O'Malley and Glaspy & Glaspy for Defendant and Appellant.

Clyde A. Thompson, Winningham, Roberts, Fama & Thompson, Van De Poel, Strickland & Haapalal, N.A. Misciagna, P. Richard Colombatto, Gregory E. Ebstein and Misciagna, Schneider & Colombatto for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

SMITH, J.

In this case, a joint tortfeasor adjudged least culpable by the jury decided to forego an early postjudgment settlement with the plaintiff and pursue an appeal, while the other two main codefendants settled. Two years later, the nonsettling defendant gave up the appeal, but at a price almost twice that of its original percentage share of the judgment. It then came into court seeking to recoup the difference from...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases