Legal Opinion
Haggis v. City of Los Angeles
California Supreme Court
Decided March 9, 2000No. S074364PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
Paul Haggis sued the City of Los Angeles (the City) on four causes of action for breach of mandatory duties (Gov. Code, § 815.6) arising out of the City’s failure to follow certain directives in its own municipal code regarding development of property in landslide zones. He seeks to impose liability on the City for damages he suffered after purchasing a developed piece of property on unstable land. The superior court sustained the City’s demurrer without leave to amend and dismissed the action; the Court of Appeal affirmed. Because we conclude that all of plaintiff’s causes…
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