Tom Jones Enterprises, Ltd. v. County of Los Angeles

Opinion

MOSK, J.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs and appellants Tom Jones Enterprises, Ltd., a United Kingdom corporation, and Thomas Woodward, a professional known as Tom Jones,1 appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant and respondent County of Los Angeles (defendant), following the trial court’s granting of defendant’s demurrer to the first amended complaint (FAC) without leave to amend and dismissal of the action. Plaintiffs’ claim against defendant is for the alleged negligence of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department2 employee for causing the release of funds subject to a writ of execution…