Legal Opinion
Colapinto v. County of Riverside
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 15, 1991No. E007556PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DABNEY, Acting P. J.
Plaintiffs, Gerald P. Colapinto and Eileen V. Colapinto (Colapinto), filed a claim for damages with the County of Riverside alleging that the Riverside County Fire Department inadequately handled a fire resulting in property damage to Colapinto when they “took steps which caused a huge draft into what apparently was merely a smoldering partial combustion then not in flames. The draft which was caused by opening doors wide caused complete combustion and total destruction of the building and contents.” The claim was rejected by operation of law.
Colapinto then filed a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Owens v. Kings SupermarketCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
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