# Pitzen v. Superior Court

Canonical: https://californiapersonalinjurylaws.com/cases/pitzen/

California Court of Appeal, 2004. 120 Cal.App.4th 1374, p. 1377.

Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin; publisher reported approval 2026-11-04. The original review date was not supplied.

## Case background

Read the opinion for the full facts and procedural history.

## What the court decided

One small-claims plaintiff tried to retry an issue they had clearly lost. The court did not allow that.

## Limits

This is not a rule for every later case or every small-claims defendant. Check the parties and issues.

## Opinion

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2257632/pitzen-v-superior-court/