Legal Opinion
Addison v. State of California
California Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1978No. S.F. 23773PublishedCited by 330 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RICHARDSON, J.
Under the circumstances of this case we will conclude that the filing of an action in the United States District Court suspends the running of the six-month limitations period (Gov. Code, § 945.6; all further statutory references are to that code unless otherwise indicated) within which suits must be brought against public entities in state courts.
Plaintiffs originally filed a tort action against defendants, the State of California and the County of Santa Clara, in federal court, alleging violations of both state and federal law. After defendants moved to dismiss the…
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