Legal Opinion
Harris v. Grimes
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 9, 2002No. B149866PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*183Opinion
RUBIN, J.
Appellant Lorine Harris appeals from the judgment on the pleadings in her legal malpractice lawsuit against respondent Milton Grimes. After review, we reverse and remand.
Procedural and Factual Background
In March 1989, Gardena Police Officer David Mathieson shot and killed appellant Lorine Harris’s unarmed son during the nighttime execution of a search warrant. Appellant alleges Mathieson accidentally fired his gun when a flash-bang grenade used by the police as they forced their way into the home startled Mathieson.1 In January 1990, appellant filed wrongful death complaints…
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