Legal Opinion
Smith v. City and County of San Francisco
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 18, 1977No. Civ. 39582PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
Under California’s Tort Claims Act (Gov. Code, § 900 et seq.) a claim against a public entity must be made within 100 days of the accrual of the cause of action (Gov. Code, § 911.2). If the claim is rejected an appropriate action must be commenced “not later than six months after the date such notice [of rejection] is personally delivered or deposited in the mail.” (Gov. Code, § 945.6, subd. (a) (1); italics added.)
Plaintiff Smith’s tort claim against the City and County of San Francisco was rejected by the city, and written notice of its rejection was - deposited in the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Williams v. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit AuthorityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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