Christie v. Ridge CA2/6
A decade ago respondent and cross-appellant Martha Vincent leased her luxury home in Westlake Village to appellants and cross-respondents Dawn Christie and Johnny Pequignot. Sixteen months later Vincent evicted Christie and Pequignot for failure to pay rent. The ensuing years have been consumed by litigation over the value of personal property that remained on the premises, claimed to be worth in excess of $4 million. The matter before us is the second appeal. It comes to us following a 29-day court trial. The parties contest the attorney fees and costs awarded to both sides which, in the aggregate, exceed $1 million. The current litigation began when Christie, Pequignot and their production company, Togetherness Productions, LLC (Togetherness), sued Vincent, her husband, Billy Ridge, and Billie Jackson dba Sequels (Jackson) for damages based on the alleged conversion of personal property left on the premises. Vincent and Ridge cross-complained.
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