Legal Opinion
Avedon v. State of California
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 26, 2010No. B217827PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, P. J.
Property owners whose homes were destroyed or damaged in the 2007 Corral Canyon fire sued the State of California on theories of dangerous condition of public property and nuisance. The trial court sustained the State of California’s demurrer without leave to amend and dismissed the action. We affirm the judgment.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
On the night of November 23, 2007, some individuals built a bonfire inside a cave in Malibu Creek State Park. In the early hours of the following morning, the bonfire ignited chaparral on the surrounding hillsides, and spread through…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Rodriguez v. Inglewood Unified School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- Swaner v. City of Santa MonicaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
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3Cited by2 opinions
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