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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

People Ex Rel. Smith v. Parkmerced Co., 198 Cal. App. 3d 683 (1988)

Citation
People Ex Rel. Smith v. Parkmerced Co., 198 Cal. App. 3d 683 (1988)
Parent Document
People Ex Rel. Smith v. Parkmerced Co., 198 Cal. App. 3d 683 (1988)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1988-02-17

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When Justice Gilbert must begin an opinion by saying “here we attempt to make sense out of Civil Code section 1950.5,” the Legislature should realize there is a problem. When our colleague uses such language as “to further confound anyone trying to make sense out of the statute” and states that a literal reading of the statute would lead to “an absurd result,” it becomes clear the Legislature has a mandate to redraft the statute.