Procedural Posture
Plaintiff corporation challenged an order from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County
(California), entering a verdict for defendant corporations and denying plaintiff's request for a
new trial in a contract dispute.
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Overview
On appeal, the court affirmed and held that plaintiff had its day in court and was accorded a
complete hearing on every issue presented. The court also found that when the rights and
liabilities of the parties to the contract were finally adjudicated, in a court of competent
jurisdiction, and a judicial determination made that neither party was any longer bound thereby,
the contractual relationship ended. There was no abuse of discretion in the trial court's failure to
allow amendment of a complaint because no amendment was prepared or presented to the trial
court. The mere statement of counsel as to the extent of the proposed amendment could hardly
suffice as determinative of the court's action.
Outcome
The court affirmed an order entering a verdict for defendants in a contract dispute involving
plaintiff.