Legal Opinion
Von Batsch v. American District Telegraph Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 19, 1985No. B008743PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THOMPSON, J.
In this opinion, we hold that the County was properly dismissed as a defendant because its officers owed no duty of care to the decedent.
Plaintiffs Lucy Von Batsch and Check Service Company (Check Service) filed a complaint for wrongful death against American District Telegraph Company (ADT), a burglar alarm company, and the County of Los Angeles (County). The decedent, the husband of Von Batsch and president of Check Service, was killed by unknown intruders on his business premises. Check Service appeals from its dismissal as a plaintiff after the trial court sustained…
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