Thornberry

Filed 11/7/25 Thornberry v. County of Stanislaus CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

KENNETH L. THORNBERRY, as Trustee, etc.,

F087970

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. CV-22-001046) v.

COUNTY OF STANISLAUS, OPINION Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County. Stacy P. Speiller, Judge. Dan Farrar, for Defendant and Appellant. Berliner Cohen, Michael B. Ijams, Makayla A. Whitney, and Robert Aversa- Goodman for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo- In this case, the County of Stanislaus (County) appeals after a bench trial where the trial court determined that County applied an incorrect methodology when assessing steel structures erected as part of new solar systems. Respondent…