FINEGAN v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

No. B134878.

109 Cal.Rptr.2d 762 (2001)

91 Cal.App.4th 1

Terry FINEGAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Five.

July 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fleishman, Fisher & Moest and Bruce Gelber, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Law Offices of Michael Thomas, and Craig Donahue; and Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, and Martin Stein and Barry M. Wolf, Beverly Hills, for Defendant and Respondent.


INTRODUCTION

WILLHITE, J.*

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