Legal Opinion
Winterburn v. City of Pomona
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 28, 1986No. B016391PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KINGSLEY, J.
In a wrongful death action, the plaintiffs appeal the granting of summary judgment to the defendant, the City of Pomona. We affirm.
On April 12, 1982, Todd Winterburn, the plaintiffs’ 11-year-old son, was killed when rocks and debris fell from the roof of a cave in which he was playing with another boy. The cave, which was approximately 14 feet high and extended back some 25 feet into the side of a hill, was a natural geological formation located on a greenbelt owned by the City of Pomona. Following Todd’s death, his parents sued the City of Pomona for damages. The city…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Milligan v. City of Laguna BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- Rendak v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- Gonzales v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
3Cited by8 opinions
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- McCauley v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
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