AAS v. SUPERIOR COURT

Nos. D030218, D030399.

75 Cal.Rptr.2d 581 (1998)

Alan O. AAS et al. Petitioners, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of San Diego County, Respondent; The William Lyon Company et al. Real Parties in Interest. PROVENAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of San Diego County, Respondent; The William Lyon Company et al. Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

As Modified June 12, 1998.

Rehearing Denied July 9, 1998.

Review Granted September 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, Steven M. Strauss, Edward I. Silverman, Victor M. Felix, San Diego, for Petitioners in No. D030218; Epstein & Grinnell, Douglas W. Grinnell, Luis E. Ventura and Duane E. Shinnick, San Diego, for Petitioner in No. D030399 and as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners in D030218.

Burdman & Benson, Linda Angle-Keny, San Diego, are Amicus on behalf of the Petitioners in No. D030218.

No appearance for Respondent.

Newmeyer & Dillion, Timothy S. Menter, Gregory L. Dillion, Gene M. Witkin, Lincoln, Gustafson & Cercos, Thomas J. Lincoln, Charles K. Egan, Newport Beach, Dale, Braden & Hinchcliffe, Walnut Creek, Suzanne M. Martin, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, San Diego, Andrew S. Blackburn, Long Beach, William S. Roberts, Kring & Brown, Jeffrey A. Lake, Jon A. Van de Grift, Maxie, Rheinheimer, Stephens & Vrecich, Barry M. Vrecich, San Diego, Kelegian & Thomas, Michael Paul Thomas, Newport Beach, Bullard & Olin, Robert M. Granafei, Lee H. Graham, Brownwood, Rice & Zurawski, Michael F. Saydah, San Diego, Acker, Kowalick & Whipple, Anthony H. Whipple, W. Frederick Kowalick, Linwood Warren, Jr., Los Angeles, Catherine L. Rhodes, Tawnya L. Southern, Mark S. Siegel, Farmer, Weber & Case, David C. Weber, San Diego, Berger, Kahn, Shafton, Moss, Figler, Simon & Gladstone, Timothy A. Nicholson, Stephen L. Weber, Irvine, Perkins & Miltner, Timothy E. Salter, Callahan, McCune & Willis, Norma Marshal, Kolod, Wager & Gordon, Jerome A. Wager, Scott Kolod, Vekeno Kennedy, and Elisa J. Nemeth, San Diego, for Real Parties in Interest. Balestreri, Pendleton & Potocki, Thomas A. Balestreri, Jr., Mary B. Pendleton, Michael M. Freeland, San Diego, Maurine P. Brand for Real Parties in Interest in D030399 and as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Parties in Interest in D030218.

Fred J. Hiestand, Sacramento, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Parties in Interest in No. D030218.

Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard, Robert V. Closson, Terrell A. Quealy, Judith A. Lewis, Morris, Polich & Purdy, Randy Koenig, Gary L. Jacobsen, Parker & Stanbury, Jenna L. Price and Mary-Tyler Crenshaw, San Diego, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Parties in Interest in Nos. D030218 and D030399.


NARES, Associate Justice.

These are consolidated proceedings in mandate commenced in construction defect actions after the trial court (1) ruled petitioners had not established a "special relationship" with real parties under J'Aire Corp. v. Gregory (1979) 24 Cal.3d 799, 157 Cal.Rptr. 407, 598 P.2d 60 (J'Aire); (2) granted real parties' ...

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