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BETTENCOURT v. LOS RIOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST.

Docket No. S.F. 24861.

42 Cal.3d 270 (1986)

721 P.2d 71

228 Cal. Rptr. 190

BERNICE BETTENCOURT et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. LOS RIOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

July 31, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

O'Brien & Sullivan and Rory D. Jensen for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

James K. Mirabell and Porter, Scott, Weiberg & Delehant for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

BIRD, C.J.

Did the trial court abuse its discretion when it denied plaintiffs' petition seeking relief from the claim presentation requirement of Government Code section 945.41 on the ground of excusable neglect?

I.

The facts in this case are uncontroverted. On November 29, 1982, Vincent Braby, plaintiffs' 22-year-old son, drowned while on a biology field trip to Bodega Bay. The...

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