Bonanno v. Central Contra Costa Transit Authority
California Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
*144Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
The question presented is whether the location of a bus stop may constitute a “dangerous condition” of public property, within the meaning of Government Code sections 830 and 835,1 where, in order to reach the stop, bus patrons must cross a busy thoroughfare at an uncontrolled intersection. Assuming all other elements of an action under section 835 are proven, we conclude it may; no rule of law precludes imposition of liability on this basis. We therefore affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed a judgment on jury verdict for plaintiff Darlene Bonanno, who…
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