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PAZ v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA

No. S068742.

93 Cal.Rptr.2d 703 (2000)

22 Cal.4th 550

994 P.2d 975

Francisco PAZ, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. The STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

March 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert F. Coombes, Encino, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

William M. McMillan, Anthony J. Ruffolo and Lynette G. Chatman, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents State of California and California Department of Transportation.

James K. Hahn, City Attorney, G. Daniel Woodard and Katherine J. Hamilton, Assistant City Attorneys, Lisa S. Berger, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendant and Respondent City of Los Angeles.

Collins, Collins, Muir & Traver, Brian K. Stewart, Pasadena, Tomas A. Guterres and Matthew S. Urbach for Defendant and Respondent Katz, Okitsu & Associates.

Washburn, Briscoe & McCarthy and James P. Corn, Sacramento, for Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent Katz, Okitsu & Associates.

Fred J. Hiestand, Sacramento, for the Association for California Tort Reform as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent Katz, Okitsu & Associates.

Baraban & Teske, Jeffrey H. Baraban and James S. Link, Pasadena, for Defendants and Respondents Stoneman Corporation and Hugh Temple.

CHIN, J.

This case concerns the duty private contractors owe the general public when they undertake work that might affect an allegedly dangerous condition of public property. Consequently, we consider the negligent undertaking theory of liability articulated in Restatement Second of Torts, section 324A (section 324A), and its application in this context.

As we recently stated in Artiglio v. Corning Inc. (1998) 18 Cal.4th 604

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