Supreme Court of California

The Government Claims Act section 835 requires that, before a public entity can be held liable for an injury caused by a dangerous condition on its property, a plaintiff must establish either that the public entity negligently or wrongly created the dangerous condition, or that the entity had notice of the dangerous condition for a long enough time to protect against the danger.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/21/2008
• Published 02/21/2008

Judges

• CHIN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Arkin & Glovsky, Sharon J. Arkin, Lake Forest;  Law Offices of Tony J. Tanke, Tony J. Tanke;  Tabak Law Firm, Stewart M. Tabak;  Law Offices of Lawrence Knapp and Lawrence M. Knapp, Stockton, for Plaintiff and Appellant., Steven G. Ingram for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David Wooten, County Counsel, Andrew N. Eshoo, Deputy County Counsel; Law Offices of Brunn & Flynn and Charles K. Brunn, Modesto, for Defendant and Respondent., Jennifer B. Henning for California State Association of Counties and League of California Cities as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.