STARK v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Docket No. B006626.

168 Cal.App.3d 276 (1985)

214 Cal. Rptr. 216

CASSIE LEE STARK, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant and Appellant.

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

May 16, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Ira Reiner and Gary R. Netzer, City Attorneys, John T. Neville, Senior Assistant City Attorney, Richard M. Helgeson, Assistant City Attorney, and Katherine J. Hamilton, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendant and Appellant.

Joseph Daniel Davis and Charlotte E. Costan for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

THOMPSON, J.

The City of Los Angeles (City) appeals from the judgment upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Cassie Stark. Plaintiff was severely injured when a police pursuit of a traffic violator culminated in the latter's vehicle broadsiding her vehicle. The main issue on appeal involves the liability of the City for negligence of its officers during the pursuit. The City contends that it was immune from liability under...

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