Legal Opinion
Nguyen v. City of Westminster
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 26, 2002No. G028239PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RYLAARSDAM, J.
The pursuit of a stolen vehicle by police officers for defendant City of Westminster resulted in a crash seriously injuring Khuong Van Nguyen. He and his wife, plaintiff Hoa Nguyen, sued defendant for negligence, and when Nguyen died during the pendency of the action, his heirs filed an amended complaint adding a wrongful death cause of action. Defendant successfully moved for summary judgment, claiming Vehicle Code section 17004.7 (section 17004.7) immunized it from liability. Plaintiffs appeal. We reluctantly conclude the trial court properly found section 17004.7…
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