Legal Opinion
Hunter v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 10, 1968No. Civ. 31617PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFleming, J.
The issue: timeliness of commencing suit against a public entity.
The chronology:
17 June 1963—a car containing appellants collided with a car containing respondent Nybakken, an employee of respondent County.
12 September 1963—appellants filed with the County a claim for damages caused by the collision. Other than to acknowledge receipt of the claim, respondent County took no action.
8 May 1964—appellants filed their complaint in superior court.
18 August 1966—respondents moved for summary judgment on the ground the complaint had not been filed within the time permitted by section 945.6,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Williams v. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit AuthorityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Gonzales v. BrennanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Childs v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Chase v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Edgington v. County of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
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