Tapia v. Pohlmann

Opinion

KREMER, P. J.

The County of San Diego appeals an order approving minor Victor Tapia’s compromise of a disputed claim against a third party. The county contends the superior court erred in declining to order payment from Victor’s compromise settlement of the full amount sought by the county for reimbursement of medical payments it made on Victor’s behalf. We reverse the order.

I

Factual Background

In September 1992 while carrying his eight-month-old cousin Alejandro Tapia, eight-year-old Victor rode his skateboard from a sidewalk into a street and collided with a vehicle driven by Wendy…