LOWMAN v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Docket No. 59120.

127 Cal.App.3d 613 (1982)

179 Cal. Rptr. 709

MARCIA ANN LOWMAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

January 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Girardi, Keese & Crane and John A. Girardi for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Keenan & Tobin, Horvitz & Greines, Ellis J. Horvitz and Kent L. Richland for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

DALSIMER, J.

Plaintiff, Marcia Ann Lowman, appeals from the judgment entered against her as a result of an order granting the motion for summary judgment made by defendant, Los Angeles County (County). The sole issue that needs to be addressed is whether an action for the wrongful death of a prisoner may be maintained against a public entity.

FACTS

This case arises out of the death of plaintiff's husband...

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