Legal Opinion
Trewin v. State of California
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 17, 1984No. Civ. 68966PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HASTINGS, J.
Allan and Patricia Trewin, appellants, were seriously injured when an automobile driven by Harvey Foster Wood, age 87, crossed the center divider of a highway and collided with their automobile. Appellants sued the State of California, respondent, which issued a driver’s license through the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to Wood before the accident. Their complaint alleged that DMV knew Wood was unable to safely operate a motor vehicle upon the streets and highways. The trial court entered a judgment on the pleadings in favor of respondent State of California and this…
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