Travelers Indemnity Co. v. City of Redondo Beach

Opinion

CROSKEY, J.

The Travelers Indemnity Company of Illinois (Travelers) appeals from an order dismissing its first amended complaint after the demurrer of the respondents 1 was sustained without leave to amend.

The pivotal issue in this case relates to the application of the 180-day limitations period set out in Code of Civil Procedure section 3493A. We conclude that this special legislation, enacted for expressly stated reasons of public policy to limit the period in which an action can be brought for an “underground trespass, use or occupancy [caused] by means of a well drilled for oil or…