Becker v. Johnston

This personal injury action arose out of a

collision of automobiles at an intersection. Defendant and cross-complainant Mrs. Johnston appeals from a judgment of nonsuit in favor of cross-defendants Frank Becker and the County of Sacramento.1 We have concluded that the county has successfully established the plan or design immunity found in Government Code section 830.6,2 that the trial court correctly withheld from the jury the issue of Becker’s liability, and that the judgment should be affirmed as to both cross-defendants.

The nonsuit was properly granted only if, disregarding conflicting…