Legal Opinion
Ramirez v. City of Redondo Beach
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 8, 1987No. B012763PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COMPTON, J.
Plaintiff Guillermina Ramirez instituted this action against defendant City of Redondo Beach (City) to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained in an automobile collision allegedly caused by a dangerous condition of a public roadway. Following a pretrial hearing, the trial court denied the City’s motion for design immunity pursuant to Government Code section 830.6 1 and ruled against it on several vital evidentiary issues. The jury subsequently returned a special verdict assessing plaintiff’s damages at $4.5 million and apportioning 80 percent of the fault for the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Baldwin v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Cameron v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- De La Rosa v. City of San BernardinoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Thompson v. Newark Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
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