Legal Opinion
Gund v. Cnty. of Trinity
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided June 4, 2018No. C076828PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHull, J.
*187This lawsuit alleges that a Trinity County deputy sheriff phoned citizens James and Norma Gund-who do not work for the County-and *188asked them to go check on a neighbor who had called 911 for help likely related to inclement weather. The Gunds unwittingly walked into a murder scene and were savagely attacked by the man who apparently had just murdered the neighbor and her boyfriend. The assailant fled.
The Gunds sued the County of Trinity and the deputy-Corporal Ron Whitman-for negligence and misrepresentation, alleging defendants created a special relationship with the Gunds and owed them a…
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