Moresun Development v. Village Park Redlands Homeowners Assn. CA4/2

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 22, 2024E081821California963 words

Opinion

Opinion

I.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant, Village Park Redlands Homeowners Association appeals

a judgment largely in plaintiff and respondent, Moresun Development’s favor after a one-

day bench trial. Because of Village’s failure to provide an adequate record on appeal, we

affirm.

II.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Moresun sued Village for three claims arising out of the parties’ dispute over four 2 parcels of land in Redlands: (1) quiet title, (2) trespass, and (3) declaratory relief.

Village filed a cross-complaint against Moresun for similar claims concerning the same 3 parcels.

The case culminated in a one-day bench trial on the parties’ respective claims. At

the trial, both parties submitted their own exhibits (all of which were admitted), and two

witnesses testified for Moresun. After the trial, the parties filed post-trial briefs, proposed 4 statements of decision (SOD), and replies to the corresponding proposed SOD.

1 We provide only a brief recitation of the background given how we resolve this appeal. 2 Moresun’s complaint is not in Village’s appellant’s appendix (the AA). 3 Village’s cross-complaint is not in the AA. 4 None of these filings are in the…

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