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JONES v. KAISER INDUSTRIES CORP.

Docket No. S.F. 25020.

43 Cal.3d 552 (1987)

737 P.2d 771

237 Cal. Rptr. 568

ALYCE JONES et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. KAISER INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, Defendant and Respondent; CITY OF FREMONT, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

June 18, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Richard B. McDonough, Christopher D. Burdick, Donald T. Ramsey, Russell Leibson, James B. Clapp and Carroll, Burdick & McDonough for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Ralph A. Lombardi and Hardin, Cook, Loper, Engel & Bergez for Defendant and Appellant.

Alice C. Graff, City Attorney (Hayward), and Tessie Belue, Deputy City Attorney, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

John D. St. Clair, St. Clair, Zappettini, McFetridge & Griffin and Cyril Viadro for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

MOSK, J.

On June 6, 1976, David Jones (decedent), a police officer employed by the City of Fremont, was killed in an automobile accident while on duty, when a car driven by Terence Reubel crashed into his patrol car. Decedent's wife and two sons (plaintiffs) sued the city in an action for wrongful death, claiming that the city had created and maintained a dangerous condition at the intersection where the accident occurred...

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