Edson v. City of Anaheim
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BEDSWORTH, J.
This is an appeal from a defense verdict in a wrongful death action. The lawsuit arose from an incident in which Robert Edson was shot and killed when Anaheim Police Officer Smith, trying to arrest him, thought he was reaching for a gun.
Edson’s widow and children (the Edsons) sued Smith and the City of Anaheim (City). A jury found that Smith acted reasonably under the circumstances, and judgment was entered for defendants. The Edsons claim that a part of BAJI No. 2.60 on the burden of proof was given erroneously because the police had the burden of proving that the force…
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