City of Alameda v. Sheehan CA1/1

Filed 3/17/26 City of Alameda v. Sheehan CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

CITY OF ALAMEDA,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A170059

v. SHELBY SHEEHAN, (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. Defendant and Appellant. 23CV037442)

After a four-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in this unlawful detainer case against defendant Shelby Sheehan and in favor of plaintiff City of Alameda. Sheehan appeals from the trial court’s denial of her motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV). In her motion, Sheehan advanced a number of arguments. They can generally be characterized as (1) the City failed to carry its burden to prove the residential property it rented to Sheehan was habitable, (2) the jury was not adequately schooled on the law…