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Milligan v. City of Laguna Beach

California Supreme Court

Decided October 31, 1983No. L.A. 31611PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BROUSSARD, J.

In a bifurcated trial based on stipulated facts, the trial court concluded that Government Code section 831.2, which immunizes *831public entities for injuries caused by natural conditions of unimproved public property, precluded recovery of damages from the City of Laguna Beach.1 Plaintiffs appeal the ensuing judgment.

We have determined that the immunity is applicable only to users of the governmental property and is inapplicable to injuries caused to nonusers on adjacent property, as occurred here. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment.

During a storm, several eucalyptus trees…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Muskopf v. Corning Hospital DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
  2. Johnson v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Baldwin v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  4. People v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Ramos v. County of MaderaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Walker v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  2. People v. JeffersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Knight v. City of CapitolaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
  4. J.A. Jones Construction Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
  5. Garat v. City of RiversideCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991

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