Legal Opinion
City of Stockton v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided December 3, 2007No. S139237PublishedCited by 227 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CORRIGAN, J.
Government Code section 905 requires that “all claims for money or damages against local public entities” be presented to the responsible public entity before a lawsuit is filed. Failure to present a timely claim bars suit against the entity. (§ 945.4.) Here we hold that these requirements apply to breach of contract claims. We also adopt the practice of referring to the claims statutes as the “Government Claims Act,” to avoid the confusion engendered by the informal short title “Tort Claims Act.”
In this suit against a city and its redevelopment agency, the trial court…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- City of San Jose v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
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- State v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004
- Babb v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by227 opinions
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