What are the reasons given by the trial court for a finding that a plaintiff's claim is invalid?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Diep v. California Fair Plan Assn., 15 Cal.App.4th 1205, 19 Cal.Rptr.2d 591 (Cal. App. 1993):

The trial court's stated reasons supporting its ruling, however, do not bind this court. We review the ruling, not its rationale. (Barnett v. Delta Lines, Inc. (1982) 137 Cal.App.3d 674, 682, 187 Cal.Rptr. 219.)

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