JOSEPH v. SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING AUTHORITY

Nos. A104946, A105134.

25 Cal.Rptr.3d 179 (2005)

127 Cal.App.4th 78

Terrell JOSEPH et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING AUTHORITY, Defendant and Appellant.

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

Rehearing Denied March 28, 2005.

Review Denied May 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Hansen, San Francisco, Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliot, Counsel for Defendant and Appellant.

Thomas J. Brandi, San Francisco, Law Offices of Thomas J. Brandi, Counsel for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


STEIN, Acting P.J.

On December 13, 1997, a fire broke out at a housing development owned and operated by the San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA), resulting in the deaths of one adult and four children. A jury later found SFHA liable for the deaths and awarded surviving family members $12 million. On June 22, 2001, judgment against SFHA was entered in that amount, plus costs and prejudgment interest. SFHA later brought suit against its insurance company for failing...

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