Legal Opinion
Johnston v. County of Yolo
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 16, 1969No. Civ. 11805PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, J.
The County of Yolo appeals after a jury awarded personal injury damages against it. Plaintiff, Edwin Johnston, age 22, had been a passenger in an automobile driven by Clifford Jutkins. Johnston was injured in the early morning hours of April 4, 1964, when Jutkins failed to negotiate a double curve in County Boad 87" and his car toppled into a ditch.
At the trial plaintiff elicited evidence tending to show that the double curve as constructed—not later defects in maintenance or operation—formed a dangerous condition of the county road. Government Code sections 830 and 835 fix the general…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Johnston v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- Coulter v. PoolCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
- Teall v. City of CudahyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- Hilts v. County of SolanoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Cabell v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Flournoy v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
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