Kisbey v. State of California

Opinion

KAUS, J.

Plaintiff Mark W. Kisbey appeals three judgments in his personal injury action: (1) a judgment of nonsuit in favor of the City and *417County of San Francisco (hereafter city); (2) a summary judgment in favor of defendant liquor stores and bars; and (3) a summary judgment in favor of defendant State of California. We granted a hearing mainly to determine whether a city, whose police officers stop a motorist but fail to detain him, is subject to liability to third persons injured by the motorist’s ensuing negligent driving while trying to escape. We conclude that it is not.

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