Cnty. of San Mateo v. Superior Court of San Mateo Cnty.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
*726A 72-foot diseased tree fell on a sleeping child's tent pitched in a campground that is located within a vast public wilderness park. The park's owner, the County of San Mateo, contends it is immune as a matter *140of law for this allegedly dangerous condition of its property under Government Code section 831.2, commonly referred to as the "natural condition immunity." It states: "Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for an injury caused by a natural condition of any unimproved public property, including but not limited to any natural condition of any lake, stream, bay, river…
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