WASHINGTON v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

Docket No. A040834.

219 Cal.App.3d 1531 (1990)

269 Cal. Rptr. 58

ERIC WASHINGTON, a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

May 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Louise H. Renne, City Attorney, Kimberly A. Reiley, Chief Deputy City Attorney, and John A. Peak, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendant and Appellant.

Hoberg, Finger, Brown, Cox & Molligan, James Geagan and Daniel U. Smith for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

PETERSON, J.

The City and County of San Francisco (the City) appeals from a judgment entered after jury verdict awarding respondents damages in their wrongful death action. The City claims that it is immune from liability as a matter of law, that the jury was improperly instructed, and that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury's verdict. We disagree and affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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