Legal Opinion
Dowell v. County of Contra Costa
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 29, 1985No. A025851PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KING, J.
In this case we hold that the mailing of a notice of rejection of a claim against a public entity starts the running of the six months within which the claimant must file a court action on the claim, even though the notice neither states the date on which it was mailed nor is accompanied by a proof of service by mail, since the Legislature, in prescribing the form of the notice of rejection in Government Code section 913, required neither.
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Lois Elizabeth Dowell appeals from a summary judgment in favor the County of Contra Costa (County). Dowell contends the trial court erred in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Tammen v. County of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Sierra Club, Inc. v. California Coastal CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Stanley v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- Smith v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Apple Valley Unified School District v. Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co.California Court of Appeal · 2002
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