CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT, Defendant and Appellant; MONTEREY COUNTY WATER RESOURCES AGENCY, Defendant and Respondent A146166, 146405 (San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. CGC-13-528312

ABSTRACT: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE, Justice James M. Humes, First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal, wrote the opinion with concurrence by Kathleen M. Banke, Associate Justice, Court of Appeal First District, Division One and Sandra Lynn Margulies, Associate Justice, in CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT, Defendant and Appellant; MONTEREY COUNTY WATER RESOURCES AGENCY, Defendant and Respondent, filed December 15, 2017. DISPOSITION The trial court’s orders are affirmed. “This consolidated appeal challenges trial court orders requiring appellant Marina Coast Water District (Marina) to pay attorney fees incurred by respondents California-American Water Company (California-American) and Monterey County Water Resources Agency (Monterey) after respondents successfully argued that contracts between the parties were void. Marina argues that respondents are not entitled to fees under Civil Code section 1717 (section 1717) because the underlying contracts that were the basis for the fees were declared void. We reject the argument and affirm.” The Published Opinion document copy is embedded.

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Published Opinion A146166 12-15-17 by L. A. Paterson on Scribd

Filed 12/15/2017
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION ONE
CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT, Defendant and Appellant; MONTEREY COUNTY WATER RESOURCES AGENCY, Defendant and Respondent
A146166, 146405
(San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. CGC-13-528312

Case Summary

Trial Court Case: CGC13528312 Court of Appeal Case: A146166 Court of Appeal Opinion: [PDF] [DOC]      Caution: For information on when opinions may be cited or relied upon, click here. Division: 1 Case Caption: California-American Water Company v. Marina Coast Water District Case Type: CV Filing Date: 08/20/2015 Completion Date: Oral Argument Date/Time: 12/06/2017   01:30 P