Legal Opinion
Gurrola v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 16, 1984No. Civ. 68714PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McCLOSKY, J.
Plaintiff Juan Curróla appeals from the order of dismissal following the trial court’s sustaining of defendant County of Los Angeles’ (County) demurrer as well as the court’s granting of its motion to strike without leave to amend.
Facts
In pertinent part, appellant pleads that he was the surviving heir of Ruben Curróla who died on December 4, 1980, due to County’s negligent medical treatment. Appellant alleges that his cause of action for wrongful death did not accrue until at least November 18, 1981, due to delays in getting medical information about the death. On December…
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