Latham v. Santa Clara County Hospital

This appeal presents a question in the field of governmental liability for tort. That the law on the general subject, both by legislative and judicial action, is being extended in favor of such liability needs no elaboration. (See the excellent discussion of the subject in People v. Superior Court, 29 Cal.2d 754, 756-762 [178 P.2d 1].) The tendency both by legislation and judicial decision has been to enlarge the field of governmental liability. Nevertheless in this case we feel constrained both by the precedent of earlier decisions in the particular area of governmental activity involved and…