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BRENNEMAN v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Docket No. G005168.

208 Cal.App.3d 812 (1989)

256 Cal. Rptr. 363

KAY BRENNEMAN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant and Respondent.

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

March 9, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Sayre, Moreno, Purcell & Boucher, Raymond P. Boucher, Richard L. Akel and Bonnie Lane for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Marvin Goldsmith, Assistant Attorney General, Randall B. Christison and Kristin G. Hogue, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

SCOVILLE, P.J.

On August 25, 1981, Robert J. Thompson, a convicted child molester out on parole, molested and murdered 12-year-old Benjamin Brenneman. Benjamin's parents and sisters (Brennemans) sued the State of California and others; their theory against the state was negligent failure to control Thompson or to warn Benjamin of Thompson's proclivities. Brennemans appeal dismissal as to the state, after a demurrer to their...

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