Cole v. City of Los Angeles

Opinion

LILLIE, P. J.

Helen Cole appeals from judgment entered after denial of her petition for relief from requirements of section 945.4, Government Code, that a written claim be presented to defendant City of Los Angeles before an action may be brought against it.1

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Facts

Helen Cole sustained personal injuries on October 8, 1983, when she tripped and fell on a sidewalk in Van Nuys. That day, she called the City of Los Angeles (hereinafter City) and reported her accident. She was told that claim forms would be mailed to her and if she intended to present a claim, she had one year in which to do…