California Supreme Court
Aug. 15, 2015
LA could face liability over fatal accident due to trees, state high court rules
The city of Los Angeles could face liability for wrongful death due to a median of large magnolia trees even though a motorist triggered a horrific fatal crash there, the state Supreme Court held on Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The city of Los Angeles could face liability for wrongful death due to a median of
large magnolia trees even though a motorist triggered a horrific fatal crash there,
the state Supreme Court held on Thursday, reversing a state appellate panel.
In the first opinion by Justice Leondra R. Kruger, she and her colleagues unanimously
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