On October 26, 2016 a
Motion-Secondary
was filed
involving a dispute between
Underhill Marie,
and
Does 1 To 100,
Estate Of Testa,
for civil
in the District Court of Los Angeles County.
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Hetal J. Kommes, State Bar No. 255838
MARK R. WEINER & ASSOCIATES
Employees of the Law Department Superlor Co urt of California
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company County o' f Los Angeles
655 North Central Avenue, 12" Floor
Glendale, California 91203-1434 MAY 11 2018
Telephone: (818) 543-4000 / FAX: (855) 396-3606
a
Yerk of Court
E-Mail Address: Cali.Law-Kommes@StateFarm.com
, Deputy
Attorneys for defendant Estate of Lynne S. Testa, Deceased,
erroneously sued and served as Estate of Testa (Deceased)
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
10
11 Marie Underhill, NO. BC638507
Complaint Filed: October 26, 2016
12 Plaintiff, Judge: Hon. Dennis Landin
- OF.Y
13 Vv. Trial Date: May 15, 2018
14 Estate of Testa (Deceased) and Does 1 to 100, OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
IN LIMINE NO. 1 TO PRECLUDE
15 Defendants. EVIDENCE OR ARGUMENT THAT
PLAINTIFF WAS A BENEFICIARY OF
16 THE ESTATE OF LYNN TESTA;
DECLARATION OF HETAL KOMMES
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19 I
20 THE EVIDENCE IS RELEVANT AND ADMISSIBLE
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22 Plaintiff Marie Underhill has sued the Estate of Lynn Testa for premises liability and
(23 seeks damages allegedly caused when she tripped and fell on December 8, 2015, at the entrance
34 path of Lynn Testa’s (“Testa”) property at 2050 Santa Rena Drive in Palos Verdes, California.
"25 Plaintiff seeks to preclude any evidence or mention of the fact that she is a beneficiary of the
26 Estate of Lynn Testa. However, that plaintiff was a good friend of Testa and was a beneficiary
27 of her estate is relevant to the issues and therefore admissible.
28 Ml
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OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTION IN LIMINE NO. 1
Document Filed Date
May 11, 2018
Case Filing Date
October 26, 2016
Status
Jury Verdict 05/25/2018
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Hetal J. Kommes, State Bar No. 255838 MARK R. WEINER & ASSOCIATES Employees of the Law Department Superlor Co urt of California State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company County o' f Los Angeles 655 North Central Avenue, 12" Floor Glendale, California 91203-1434 MAY 11 2018 Telephone: (818) 543-4000 / FAX: (855) 396-3606 a Yerk of Court E-Mail Address: Cali.Law-Kommes@StateFarm.com , Deputy Attorneys for defendant Estate of Lynne S. Testa, Deceased, erroneously sued and served as Estate of Testa (Deceased) SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 10 11 Marie Underhill, NO. BC638507 Complaint Filed: October 26, 2016 12 Plaintiff, Judge: Hon. Dennis Landin - OF.Y 13 Vv. Trial Date: May 15, 2018 14 Estate of Testa (Deceased) and Does 1 to 100, OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTION IN LIMINE NO. 1 TO PRECLUDE 15 Defendants. EVIDENCE OR ARGUMENT THAT PLAINTIFF WAS A BENEFICIARY OF 16 THE ESTATE OF LYNN TESTA; DECLARATION OF HETAL KOMMES 17 18 19 I 20 THE EVIDENCE IS RELEVANT AND ADMISSIBLE 21 22 Plaintiff Marie Underhill has sued the Estate of Lynn Testa for premises liability and (23 seeks damages allegedly caused when she tripped and fell on December 8, 2015, at the entrance 34 path of Lynn Testa’s (“Testa”) property at 2050 Santa Rena Drive in Palos Verdes, California. "25 Plaintiff seeks to preclude any evidence or mention of the fact that she is a beneficiary of the 26 Estate of Lynn Testa. However, that plaintiff was a good friend of Testa and was a beneficiary 27 of her estate is relevant to the issues and therefore admissible. 28 Ml -1- OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTION IN LIMINE NO. 1