Legal Opinion
City of Santa Barbara v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided July 16, 2007No. S141643PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GEORGE, C. J.
The mother of Katie Janeway, a developmentally disabled 14 year old, signed an application form releasing the City of Santa Barbara and its employees (hereafter the City or defendants) from liability for “any negligent act” related to Katie’s participation in the City’s summer camp for developmentally disabled children. Katie drowned while attending the camp, and her parents (plaintiffs, real parties in interest in the present proceedings) commenced this suit. The Court of Appeal below (1) held unanimously that the agreement embodied in the application form was effective…
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