Edwards v. City of San Diego

On July 28, 1930, while standing in what is known as the “Plaza” in the city of San Diego, Dorothy Edwards, a girl of nineteen, was struck and killed by the falling top of a palm tree. This is an action for damages brought by her parents under the provisions of the statute adopted in 1923 (Stats. 1923, p. 675). The Plaza is a small public park in the heart of the business section of San Diego. Around this park and just within the sidewalk lines there is a row of cocos plumosa palms, the trees being approximately 35 or 40 feet in height. The park is much used by the general public, including…