Legal Opinion
Alford v. County of San Diego
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 23, 2007No. D048758PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NARES, Acting P. J.
The Legislature, in Welfare and Institutions Code 1 section 17000, requires that “[ejvery county and every city and county shall relieve and support all incompetent, poor, indigent persons, and those incapacitated by age, disease, or accident, lawfully resident therein, when such persons are not supported and relieved by their relatives or friends, by their own means, or by state hospitals or other state or private institutions.” (Italics added.)
The California Supreme Count has interpreted this statute as imposing a mandatory duty to provide a system of “last resort”…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Yamaha Corp. of America v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
- Morris v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Mooney v. PickettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Hunt v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- Robbins v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Brown v. CrandallCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
- McCormick v. County of AlamedaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
- Fuchino v. Edwards-BuckleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
- (HC) Moore v. FrauenheimDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2019
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