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SMITH v. ALAMEDA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY

Docket No. 42753.

90 Cal.App.3d 929 (1979)

153 Cal. Rptr. 712

DENNIS SMITH, a Minor, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ALAMEDA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Four.

March 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Robert L. Walker and Abigail English for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Richard J. Moore, County Counsel, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, E. Melville McKinney, Peter W. Davis, Judith R. Epstein, St. Clair, Zappettini, McFetridge & Griffin, Bryan A. Marmesh and Joseph J. Kubancik for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

BRUNN, J.*

In this case we undertake the delicate and difficult task of deciding whether or not to fashion a new cause of action. Appellant, in an able brief, states the underlying question: "The principal issue raised by this appeal is whether a county social services agency which has been entrusted with the sole responsibility for finding an infant an adoptive home may be held liable [for damages...

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