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California Supreme Court· 12/10/1974

Bertero v. National General Corp.

Citations

  • 529 P.2d 608
  • 13 Cal. 3d 43
  • 118 Cal. Rptr. 184
  • 65 A.L.R. 3d 878
  • 1974 Cal. LEXIS 193

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  • approving a jury instruction allowing the jury to find for the plaintiff in a malicious prosecution action even if only one of the three theories of liability pleaded in the underlying action lacked probable cause
  • approving a jury instruction allowing the jury to find for the plaintiff in a malicious prosecution action even if only one of the three theories of liability pleaded in the underlying action lacked probable cause
  • stating there is “no reason for permitting plaintiffs ... to pursue shotgun tactics by proceeding on counts and theories which they know or should know to be groundless.”
  • approving a jury instruction allowing the jury to find for the plaintiff in a malicious prosecution action even if only one of the three theories of liability pleaded in the underlying action lacked probable cause
  • \The vast variety of and disparity between awards in other Cases demonstrates that injuries can seldom be measured on the same scale.\
  • improper motive of “hatred or ill will” meriting the award of punitive damages

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Judges: Wright

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