Legal Opinion
Mann v. State of California
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 16, 1977No. Civ. 48894PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COBEY, J.
Plaintiff, Robert Wyant Mann, appeals from a judgment on a directed verdict in his personal injury action in favor of defendant, State of California. The fundamental question presented is whether liability may attach to the state by reason of a state traffic officer, after investigation by him, leaving motorists in a dangerous situation on a freeway where some were subsequently killed and others injured as a result of another motorist’s negligence. We hold that such liability may attach.
Facts
The pertinent facts are these. On December 24, 1971, about 11:30 a.m., State Traffic…
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