Legal Opinion
Bonifield v. County of Nevada
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 7, 2001No. C037881PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTLAND, P. J.
Sandra Bonifield, individually and as the guardian of Jessica Rose Saunders-Krueger, and the Estate of Kimberly Anne Saunders (collectively plaintiffs) brought this wrongful death action after dismissing their related federal action without prejudice. Defendants demurred on the ground that the state action was untimely. The superior court sustained the demurrer without leave to amend and entered a judgment of dismissal.
On appeal, plaintiffs contend (1) the state action was timely because the statute of limitations was tolled during the pendency of the federal action,…
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- Castro v. Sacramento County Fire Protection DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
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