Legal Opinion
Wilkes v. City & County of San Francisco
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 23, 1941No. Civ. 11490PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWard, J.
This is an appeal by plaintiff from a judgment decreeing that she take nothing by her action. The suit was brought to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by her as the result of an automobile accident attributable, as the court found, to defendant’s negligence in the construction and maintenance of a highway. The ground on which the trial court denied the relief sought is the failure of plaintiff to file a claim for said damages as required by the provisions of the Public Liability Act of the State of California; Act 5149, Deering’s General Laws, 1937, Volume II.
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2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Norton v. City of PomonaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935
- Douglass v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935
- Whiting v. City of National CityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Nicholson v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Eastlick v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- Orloff v. Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1947
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