Coburn v. City of Tucson

OPINION

BIRDSALL, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs/appellants commenced this action in the superior court for the wrongful death of their seven-year-old son Christopher. The trial court entered a summary judgment on the motion of the defendant/appellee, the City of Tucson. This appeal followed.

Christopher was killed while riding his bicycle on a city street. He was struck by a motor vehicle when he went through a stop sign at a T intersection. The accident occurred in the northwest quadrant of the intersection so Christopher was traveling east in the westbound lane.

The appellants contend the city…