Legal Opinion

Barkley v. City of Blue Lake

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 10, 1996No. A071174PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PARRILLI, J.

In this case, we hold that an action on a judgment against a public entity is not subject to the claim filing requirements of Government Code sections 905 and 945.4.

The City of Blue Lake (the City) appeals from a summary judgment granted to respondent Patrick J. Barkley. Barkley brought an action on a judgment against the City, which awarded him damages for breach of a contract to construct a sewer system. The City contends the trial court erroneously rejected three of its defenses: (1) Barkley’s recovery was subject to the constitutional debt limitation provided in article…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of FlahertyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
  2. City of San Jose v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Slater v. BlackwoodCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  4. City of Sacramento v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Schultz v. HarneyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994

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