Legal Opinion
Goddard v. Department of Fish & Wildlife
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 23, 2015No. F069343PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GOMES, Acting P. J.
— Leonard Goddard (Goddard) drowned in the Tuolumne River downstream from the remnant of what was once known as the Dennett Dam. His adult children, Keith Goddard and Kristy Monroe (plaintiffs), sued the State of California (State) and several other public entities, claiming they were liable for Goddard’s death under Government Code section 835 1 because his death was caused by a dangerous condition of public property.
Two state departments, the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) and the Department of Water Resources (DWR), answered the complaint on the State’s…
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