WALT RANKIN & ASSOCIATES v. City of Murrieta

95 Cal.Rptr.2d 893 (2000)

80 Cal.App.4th 1255

WALT RANKIN & ASSOCIATES, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

CITY OF MURRIETA, Defendant and Respondent.

No. E024139.

Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Two.

May 24, 2000.

Rehearing Granted June 13, 2000.

Ashley, Brady & Cerniglia and Sam J. Cerniglia, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Harper & Burns and John R. Harper, Orange, for Defendant and Respondent.

Rehearing Granted June 13, 2000. See 101 Cal.Rptr.2d 48.

OPINION

HOLLENHORST, J.

In an action by a subcontractor for negligent breach of a mandatory duty against the City of Murrieta ("City"),…