BRIENZA v. TEPPER

Docket No. D017475.

35 Cal.App.4th 1839 (1995)

42 Cal. Rptr.2d 690

RALPH BRIENZA, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JERRY J. TEPPER et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

June 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Frank, Ayers & Larsen, Robert D. Frank and Katherine A. Yesson for Defendants and Appellants.

Givens & Mazzanti and Gino V. Mazzanti for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

HOFFMAN, J.*

Defendants Jerry J. Tepper and C.F. Group, Ltd. (together Tepper) appeal an order finding plaintiff Ralph Brienza's (Brienza) attorney's lien for contingency fees in the underlying lawsuit against Tepper was entitled to priority over a subsequently acquired offset obtained by Tepper (the judgment debtor) against Brienza (the judgment creditor). We affirm.

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