(Download) "Las Palmas Associates V. Las Palmas Center Associates" by Second Appellate District, Division Two Court of Appeal of California # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Las Palmas Associates V. Las Palmas Center Associates
- Author : Second Appellate District, Division Two Court of Appeal of California
- Release Date : January 05, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 103 KB
Description
This lengthy and acrimonious litigation involves the sale of the Rancho Las Palmas Shopping Center, a 165,472-square-foot commercial complex located in Rancho Mirage, California. Appellants Las Palmas Associates et al., built and sold the property to respondents Las Palmas Center Associates et al. When a dispute arose concerning their duty to guaranty the rents of two tenants, appellants commenced an action for declaratory relief. Respondents in turn filed a cross-complaint for, among other things, fraud and breach of contract. A jury rendered verdicts awarding respondents $232,393 for breach of contract, $1.27 million for fraud, and $10 million in punitive damages. In a separate trial, the court, sitting without a jury, denied appellants declaratory relief. The court then awarded respondents $352,918 in contractual attorney's fees and entered judgment in the sum of $11,622,918. Appellants now appeal.