Legal Opinion
Lewis v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 19, 1982No. Civ. 64884PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
AMERIAN, J.
Background
This is an appeal from a judgment entered on May 19, 1981, in favor of respondent the City of Los Angeles (hereinafter City) in an action for personal injuries instituted by appellant Wakking L. Lewis, a minor, by and through his guardian ad litem, Margie Lewis.
On November 8, 1975, appellant was struck and seriously injured by a motorist while he was crossing the intersection at Santa Barbara and Walton Avenue. When appellant was struck he was walking inside a crosswalk which was demarcated in white.
The theory of liability set forth in the complaint is that the…
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