Chrustawka

Defendants Bradley J. Chrustawka, Anjanette Chrustawka, nee Price (Price), and Katherine M. Matonic obtained summary adjudication of five causes of action on the grounds they were barred by the applicable statute of limitations and were not tolled by Code of Civil Procedure section 351 (section 351). Because those were the only causes of action alleged against the latter two, the trial court entered judgment in their favor, leaving the action pending against Chrustawka only. Plaintiffs appeal, contending section 351 tolled the various limitations periods and entry of judgment was improper. We disagree and affirm.

During the pendency of the appeal, we received notice that plaintiff Stanley Norman filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. His appeal is severed and stayed.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs Stanley Norman and his son, Jeffrey Norman, own and run plaintiffs Heritage Marketing and Insurance Services, Inc., and Heritage Marketing and Insurance Services, a general partnership, both involved in the business of providing living trust services (collectively Heritage). Defendant Chrustawka was Heritage’s national managing director. Defendants Price and…