Legal Opinion
Lugtu v. California Highway Patrol
California Supreme Court
Decided August 16, 2001No. S088116PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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GEORGE, C. J.
Plaintiffs, passengers in an automobile that had been pulled over by a California Highway Patrol officer into the center median strip of a highway for a traffic violation, were injured when a pickup truck ran into their automobile from behind, while the automobile was stopped in the median strip. Plaintiffs thereafter filed this personal injury action against (1) the driver of the pickup truck, (2) the driver of the automobile in which they were riding, and (3) the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the CHP officer who had directed their vehicle to stop in the center…
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