HAMPTON v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

No. S213132.

62 Cal.4th 340 (2015)

195 Cal. Rptr. 3d 773

RANDALL KEITH HAMPTON et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

December 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire , John F. McGuire , Ian C. Fusselman and Benjamin I. Siminou for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Law Offices of Thor O. Emblem and Thor O. Emblem for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Thomas E. Montgomery , County Counsel, and Christopher J. Welsh , Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent.

Ronald W. Beals , David Gossage , Lucille Y. Baca , Karl Schmidt and Derek S. Van Hoften for California Department of Transportation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Pollak, Vida & Fisher and Daniel P. Barer for League of California Cities and California State Association of Counties as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

A public entity may be liable for injuries caused by dangerous conditions of public property. (Gov. Code, §§ 830, 835.)1 An entity may avoid liability, however, through the affirmative defense of design immunity. (...

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