Legal Opinion
Chase v. State of California
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 4, 1977No. Civ. 38822PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
Plaintiff Steven A. Chase filed a timely claim under the Tort Claims Act (Gov. Code, § 900 et seq.) 1 for damages for personal injuries alleged to have proximately resulted from the state’s negligence. The claim was thereafter rejected by the State Board of Control. According to the Law Revision Commission comment to Government Code section 945.6, an action on such a claim “must be commenced within six months after the claim” is rejected.
Within the six-month statutory period plaintiff commenced an action in relation to the accident upon which the claim had been based. His…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Board of Supervisors v. SimpsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- City of Los Angeles v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Chas. L. Harney, Inc. v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Mart Dias v. Eden Twp. Hospital DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Addison v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
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- Dominguez v. City of AlhambraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
- Martell v. Antelope Valley Hospital Medical CenterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- Dowell v. County of Contra CostaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
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