Legal Opinion
General Petroleum Corp. v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 24, 1941No. Civ. 12779PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
Plaintiff obtained a judgment against defendants as compensation for damage to its wharves caused by the Japanese Steamship Hakonesan Maru which was being brought to the wharves by defendant Oliegreen, a pilot in the employ of defendant city. It is charged that the pilot was negligent in docking the vessel. On a former appeal, taken by plaintiff from a judgment after a ruling that the complaint failed to state a cause of action against defendant city (22 Cal. App. (2d) 332 [70 Pac. (2d) 998, 72 Pac. (2d) 551]), it was held that the city was engaged in a proprietary function at the time of the…
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