Legal Opinion
Gonzales v. City of Atwater
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 15, 2016No. F070832PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GOMES, J.
In December 2010, Michelle Carrizales was making a left turn at an intersection in the City of Atwater (City) when she struck and killed Delia Gonzales, a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Gonzales’s husband and five adult children (collectively plaintiffs) sued Carrizales and the City for wrongful death, alleging Carrizales was negligent and the City was liable under Government Code section 835 1 for the dangerous condition of the intersection. A jury trial was held, at which the jury found Carrizales not negligent and the City solely liable based on the dangerous condition of the…
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