Legal Opinion
Lowman v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 8, 1982No. Civ. 59120PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DALSIMER, J.
Plaintiff, Marcia Ann Lowman, appeals from the judgment entered against her as a result of an order granting the motion for summary judgment made by defendant, Los Angeles County (County). The sole issue that needs to be addressed is whether an action for the wrongful death of a prisoner may be maintained against a public entity.
Facts
This case arises out of the death of plaintiff’s husband, Brent Lowman. Mr. Lowman was arrested for burglary on March 1, 1976. Prior to trial, the court ordered that Mr. Lowman be taken to the jail ward of the Los Angeles County-USC Medical…
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