Pena

BACKGROUND

“In general, in reviewing a judgment based upon a statement of decision following a bench trial, any conflict in the evidence or reasonable inferences to be drawn from the facts will be resolved in support of the determination of the trial court decision. . . . In a substantial evidence challenge to a judgment, the appellate court will consider all of the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party, giving it

1 Further statutory citations are to the Government Code. 1 the benefit of every reasonable inference, and resolving conflicts in support of the [findings]. . . . We may not reweigh the evidence and are bound by the trial court‟s credibility determinations. . . . Moreover, findings of fact are liberally construed to support the judgment.” (Jeffrey Kavin, Inc. v. Frye (2012) 204 Cal.App.4th 35, 43, citations and internal quotation marks omitted.) This trial encompassed four full days of testimony, eight witnesses, and extensive documentary evidence and argument by counsel. At the end, after issuing a tentative judgment and considering Central‟s objections to Pena‟s proposed statement of decision, the court issued a 20-page statement of decision…