Filed 1/3/00

 

 

 

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

 

 

KENDALL-JACKSON WINERY, LTD.,

Petitioner,

v.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF STANISLAUS COUNTY,

Respondent;

E. & J. GALLO WINERY,

Real Party in Interest.

 

F033305

 

(Super. Ct. No. 153296)

 

ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND DENYING REHEARING [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT]

 

 

THE COURT:

It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on December 3, 1999 [__ Cal.App.4th __] be modified in the following particulars:

1. Under part C., the sixth and seventh paragraphs (pp. 15-16) are deleted and the following paragraph with footnote is inserted in their place:

Gallo contends additional considerations justify restricting the use of an unclean hands defense in a malicious prosecution action. Citing Leonardini v.

2. Under part C., in the ninth paragraph (p. 17), the citation appearing after the second sentence is modified to read as follows: (Downey Venture v. LMI Ins. Co. (1998) 66 Cal.App.4th 478, 493.)

This modification does not effect a change in the judgment.

The petition for rehearing filed by E. & J. Gallo Winery is denied.

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Thaxter, Acting P.J.

I CONCUR:

 

 

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Harris, J.