Legal Opinion

Dole Citrus v. State of California

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 26, 1997No. E017912PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HOLLENHORST, Acting P.J.

In this personal injury action, the trial court upheld the state’s claim of design immunity and granted the state’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff, Dole Citrus, a California corporation, appeals, contending that, as a matter of law, the state lost the design *489immunity protection of Government Code section 830.6 due to changed circumstances. We agree with the trial court that Dole Citrus presented insufficient evidence of changed circumstances. We therefore affirm.

Undisputed Facts

On November 22, 1993, Frank Limón, a Dole Citrus employee, was driving on…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Baldwin v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Cameron v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Grenier v. City of IrwindaleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
  4. Compton v. City of SanteeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
  5. Belcher v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
  2. Mirzada v. Department of TransportationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
  3. Dammann v. Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
  4. Cornette v. Department of TransportationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
  5. Curtis v. Cty. of LACalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013

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