Legal Opinion
Hosne Chowdhury v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 5, 1995No. B077294PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BOREN, P. J.
Mohammed Chowdhury died in an automobile accident when his vehicle was broadsided in an intersection. The driver of the other vehicle failed to stop before proceeding through the intersection even though the traffic signals were inoperative in all directions due to an area-wide electrical power outage. The decedent’s wife and daughter sued the City of Los Angeles (the City) for failing to take measures to avert the accident. Following a court trial, the court found that the accident and death were caused by the City’s failure to correct a known “dangerous condition” of its…
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