Reyes v. Bernel CA5
Appellants, Enrique Reyes and Guadalupe Reyes, rented a portion of a parcel of land from Kutnerian Enterprises and Migran Kutnerian, upon which appellants parked their travel trailer. Respondents, David Bernel and Joann Bernel, other tenants on Kutnerian’s property, supplied appellants with electricity from their meter and water from their well. After the Bernels ceased providing electricity to appellants, they filed the underlying complaint. In a related action, Kutnerian sued appellants to evict them from the land.
The trial court granted judgment on the pleadings on all causes of action alleged against the Bernels. The court relied on the preclusive effect of the final judgment in the unlawful detainer action filed by Kutnerian against appellants and appellants’ failure to state a cause of action. Thereafter, the court dismissed the complaint as to the Bernels and entered judgment in their favor.
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