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Dillard v. County of Kern

California Supreme Court

Decided December 14, 1943No. L. A. 18706PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCarter, J.

A judgment of dismissal was entered after the demurrer of defendant Kern County was sustained without leave to amend, in a wrongful death action based upon section 400 of the Vehicle Code and arising from the alleged negligence of the county and its agents and servants in the operation of a motor vehicle.

The chief controversy presented by this appeal is the sufficiency of the claim filed by plaintiffs with Kern County under the claim statutes. Plaintiffs allege that the accident resulting in the death occurred on September 24, 1940, and that on March 24, 1941, they presented to the county a…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Bond v. United R.R. of S.F.California Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Redlands High School District v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Artukovich v. AstendorfCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  4. Sandstoe v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Court of Appeal · 1938
  5. Hall v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Knight v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
  2. Perry v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
  3. Silva v. County of FresnoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
  4. Stromberg, Inc. v. Los Angeles County Flood Control DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
  5. Ansell v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950

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