Legal Opinion
Murphy v. County of Lake
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 14, 1951No. Civ. 7911PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeek, J.
The county of Lake has appealed from a judgment in favor of plaintiff in an action for damages sustained by plaintiff as a result of the wrecking of his truck when it plunged over the bank of a county road in Lake County due to the alleged negligence of defendant and appellant county of Lake in the maintenance of the same in a dangerous and defective condition.
“Soda Bay Road,” as it is commonly known, is a narrow, winding mountain road, the paved portion being 12 feet wide with a 3-foot shoulder on the side, which we will refer to as the right side, and an 18-inch shoulder on the left or bank…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Crawford v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1935
- Bauman v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
- Fackrell v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Lusitanian-American Development Co. v. Seaboard Dairy Credit Corp.California Supreme Court · 1934
- Bigelow v. City of OntarioCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Barrett v. City of ClaremontCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Behr v. County of Santa CruzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
- Beauchamp v. Los Gatos Golf CourseCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
- Fielder v. City of GlendaleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Pritchard v. Sully-Miller Contracting Co.California Court of Appeal · 1960
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