Wilson v. San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

Opinion

RICHARDSON, J.

This case involves the interaction of several related provisions of the Tort Claims Act (Gov. Code, § 900 et seq.; all further statutory references are to that code unless otherwise indicated). Roughly paraphrased, section 911.2 requires the filing with the appropriate public agency of a claim for death or injury within 100 days of accrual of a cause of action. Under, section 946.4, subdivision (a), however, a failure to file a claim does not bar an action against the public agency if, during the period of 70 days immediately after the cause of action accrues, the agency…