Legal Opinion

Whitehead v. City of Oakland

California Supreme Court

Decided May 1, 2025No. S284303Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA TY WHITEHEAD, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF OAKLAND, Defendant and Respondent. S284303 First Appellate District, Division Three A164483 Alameda County Superior Court RG18896233 May 1, 2025 Justice Evans authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, and Jenkins concurred. Justice Kruger filed a concurring opinion. WHITEHEAD v. CITY OF OAKLAND S284303 Opinion of the Court by Evans, J. Civil Code section 1668 renders unlawful any contract that seeks, “directly or indirectly, to exempt any…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Tunkl v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Zelig v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  3. City of Santa Barbara v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Bickel v. City of PiedmontCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
  5. LaFrenz v. Lake County Fair BoardIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977

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