Legal Opinion

Sutton v. Golden Gate Bridge

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 3, 1998No. A078565PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HANLON, P. J.

In this personal injury action, David Sutton (appellant) appeals from the summary judgment entered in favor of respondent Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (District). Appellant contends that there are triable issues of fact as to whether the District established the defense of design immunity and whether it was negligent independent of any design defect. We affirm.

Factual Background

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on November 2, 1994, appellant was involved in an automobile accident on the Golden Gate Bridge. At the time of the accident, there were three…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Clemmer v. Hartford Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Baldwin v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Cameron v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Mozzetti v. City of BrisbaneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  5. Grenier v. City of IrwindaleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997

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3Cited by23 opinions

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