RAMARIZ v. COUNTY OF MERCED

Docket No. F006805.

194 Cal.App.3d 684 (1987)

239 Cal. Rptr. 774

AURELIO RAMARIZ, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COUNTY OF MERCED et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

September 3, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Poel & Kavalaris and Lee Edward Poel for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Silviera, Mattos & Lewis, Thomas E. Lewis, Martin Crabtree, Schmidt & Zeff, Thomas D. Zeff, Bronson, Bronson & Mckinnon, Kevin G. McCurdy, Paul H. Cyril and Elliot L. Bien for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

BEST, J.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On August 29, 1982, plaintiff, Aurelio Ramariz, injured himself, suffering quadriplegia, when he allegedly struck his head on an object while swimming in Lake Yosemite. His devastating injuries, inability to speak English, lack of family in the area, and his ignorance of the Government Code resulted in his not filing a claim within the 100 days as required. (Gov...

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