Legal Opinion
Giannis v. City and County of San Francisco
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 2, 1978No. Civ. 40614PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TERRY, J. *
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment, entered after summary judgment for defendants was granted, dismissing his action for false arrest and false imprisonment.
Facts
On February 12, 1974, plaintiff Demetrios Giannis left his place of employment, Dino’s Bar, about 2:20 a.m. Dino’s is located in the “Tenderloin” district of the City and County of San Francisco. The “Tenderloin” is recognized as a high crime area. Plaintiff walked around the corner to his red Volkswagen Karmann Ghia automobile (license number UYE 875) parked on O’Farrell Street and departed for home.
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3Cited by15 opinions
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