Pendergrass is Dead. Long Live Riverisland!

  The Pendergrass rule is dead. Parol evidence, even that at odds with the written terms of a contract, may be used to support claims of promissory fraud. However, where consumers have not read their contracts before signing them, they will have to present facts that tend to prove their failure to read the contracts was not negligent. Continue reading

Treble Damages For Obtaining a Loan By False Pretense

  A default judgment for obtaining a loan of $202,500 under false pretenses results in treble damages under Penal Code section 496. The case is Bell v. Feibush. Continue reading