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Skinner v. City of Los Angeles

District Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Second Division
Apr 19, 1935
44 P.2d 467 (Cal. Ct. App. 1935)

Opinion

Hearing Granted by Supreme Court June 17, 1935.

Appeal from Superior Court, Los Angeles County; Robert W. Kenny, Judge.

Action by T. G. Skinner against the City of Los Angeles. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

Affirmed

COUNSEL

Ray L. Chesebro, Frederick Von Schrader, Charles F. Reiche, and Arthur W. Nordstrom, all of Los Angeles, for appellant.

E. H. Delorey, of Los Angeles, for respondent.


OPINION

SCOTT, Justice pro tem.

Plaintiff sued to recover damages resulting from a change of grade of a street adjacent to certain property owned by him. Prior to suit, a claim had been filed by plaintiff with the city council of defendant city. At the trial the court found that no such claim had been filed with the board of public works of defendant city, but held that presentation of such claim to the council was sufficient. From judgment for plaintiff, this appeal is taken on the sole ground that such claim should have been filed with the board of public works and that by failing to file it with that body instead of with the city council plaintiff is precluded from recovery.

We are satisfied with the correctness of the view heretofore expressed in the case of Haigh v. City of Los Angeles, 139 Cal.App. 595, 34 P.2d 779, and also in the case of Musto-Keenan v. City of Los Angeles, 139 Cal.App. 506, 34 P.2d 506, and on their authority affirm the judgment in the instant case. See, also, Robertson v. City of Los Angeles (Cal.App.) 44 P.2d 461, this day decided.

Judgment affirmed.

We concur: STEPHENS, P. J.; CRAIL, J.


Summaries of

Skinner v. City of Los Angeles

District Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Second Division
Apr 19, 1935
44 P.2d 467 (Cal. Ct. App. 1935)
Case details for

Skinner v. City of Los Angeles

Case Details

Full title:SKINNER v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES.[*]

Court:District Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Second Division

Date published: Apr 19, 1935

Citations

44 P.2d 467 (Cal. Ct. App. 1935)

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