Sparks v. City of Compton

Opinion

LILLIE, J.

Plaintiff appeals from summary judgment 1 entered in favor of defendants.

The complaint alleges that at the time of the incident in question, defendants Alvarez and Smith, employees of the City of Compton, were acting within the course and scope of their employment. 2 The critical allegation of plaintiff’s first cause of action recites that around 2:20 p.m. at the intersection of Palmer and Pearl in Compton, plaintiff’s vehicle was involved in an accident with one operated by Willie Sledge; prior thereto defendants Alvarez and Smith, police officers not in uniform, were…