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LAWRENCE v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Docket No. G000538.

171 Cal.App.3d 242 (1985)

217 Cal. Rptr. 200

STEVEN LAWRENCE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

August 19, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Wylie A. Aitken, Stanton T. Mathews and James B. Abeltin for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Robert F. Carlson, Joseph A. Montoya, Robert L. Meyer, Anthony J. Ruffolo and Richard J. Barnet for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

CROSBY, J.

Steven Lawrence failed to present a claim for an injury suffered on a public sidewalk with the correct entity, the State of California. We find the error was excusable because he did — reasonably but erroneously — serve the County of Orange well within the statutory time and the county chose not to alert him to the truth concerning ownership of the property...

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