California Court of Appeal September 12, 1995, B085030 (Du Jardin v. City of Oxnard)

Opinion

GILBERT, J.

Vince Lombardi is reputed to have said “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.”

These words may have been in defense counsel’s mind when he made his closing argument to the jury. He warned the jurors that a verdict in favor of plaintiff could result in the loss of social services.

Counsel took Lombardi’s words too literally. That is why he loses for winning.