Legal Opinion
Edgington v. County of San Diego
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 14, 1981No. Civ. 22198PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TODD (W. L.), J.*
Gary Lee Edgington (plaintiff) appeals from a summary judgment for defendants County of San Diego and three county law enforcement officers (County) ordered by the superior court on August 7, 1979. The judgment is affirmed.
The complaint was filed on August 3, 1978, generally alleging the County was liable for the actions of two deputy sheriffs and a county marshal for abusing their authority when arresting the plaintiff on August 5, 1977, at Poway, California.
The crux of the County’s summary judgment motion, and of this appeal, is that the complaint was barred by the…
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