Legal Opinion
Ham v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 14, 1920No. Civ. No. 3044Published
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
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The plaintiffs brought this action to recover damages for the death of one George Ira Ham, whose death was caused by his being driven off a bridge partly washed out by flood waters, while riding in an automobile with a companion, who was driving. The bridge was on one of the county roads and was part of the highway system of the county of Los Angeles.
The defendants were the county of Los Angeles, members of the board of supervisors of the county and their bondsmen, and F. H. Joyner, chief engineer of the county roads; Sydney A. Butler, John J. Hamilton, and Arthur King, and were…
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