Legal Opinion
Grudt v. City of Los Angeles
California Supreme Court
Decided May 13, 1970No. L.A. 29715PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, Acting C. J.
On February 24, 1965, John Grudt was shot and killed by two Los Angeles police officers. Mrs. Delma Grudt, his widow, brought a wrongful death action for damages against the two officers and the City of Los Angeles. After a jury verdict for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
On the night of the shooting at 12:15 a.m., John Grudt, a 55-year-old carpenter who was slightly hard of hearing, was observed by two plainclothes police officers as they drove an unmarked blue 1960 Plymouth four-door sedan without siren or red light. Grudt was driving northbound on Western Avenue at…
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