Legal Opinion
McMartin v. Children's Institute International
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 10, 1989No. B031360PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROWEN, J. *
Plaintiffs Virginia McMartin and Peggy Ann Buckey appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to their first amended complaint without leave to amend and dismissing their action against defendants Kathleen “Kee” MacFarlane and the Children’s Institute International for damages allegedly arising out of the investigation and prosecution of a criminal child abuse action. We affirm the judgment (order of dismissal).
Facts
In their first amended complaint, plaintiffs named the County of Los Angeles (County), the City of Manhattan Beach (City), Children’s Institute International…
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