Cobaugh

Filed 7/16/13 Cobaugh v. Reiter CA6 Opinion following order vacating prior opinion

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

SALLY COBAUGH, H038831

(Santa Cruz County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. CV166711)

v.

PETER REITER,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appellant Peter Reiter was a sole proprietor of a residential landscaping company. In the early 2000’s, he began to do work for Eve Kragneness, an 80-year-old widow who lived with her blind son, Jim Krageness. A personal relationship developed between the appellant and the Kragnesesses and the scope of the work he did for the family increased. This work continued until Eve’s death in 2006. Often Eve paid appellant much more than what he would have otherwise…