Legal Opinion
Johnson v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 25, 1983No. Civ. 64574PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCHAUER, P. J.
In this wrongful death action arising out of the suicide of Michael James Johnson (Decedent), appellants Dana Renee Johnson (Wife) and Mindy Lyn Johnson (through her guardian ad litem), the wife and daughter, respectively, of Decedent (Wife and Mindy Lyn Johnson collectively Appellants), sued the County of Los Angeles (County) and sheriff’s officers employed by the County (Sheriffs) (County and Sheriffs collectively Respondents). This case involves the detention of an obviously suicidal schizophrenic by law enforcement officials who assured his wife that he would be cared…
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