Jackson v. Board of Education

Appellant brought this action for the wrongful death of her son against the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles, the City of Los Angeles, and several individuals. She appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of respondent Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles.

The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the claim which appellant presented to the City of Los Angeles satisfied the statutory requirements for presentation of a claim to the respondent board of education.

Appellant’s son was drowned on June 23, 1963 at Huntington State Beach, which is located outside the City of Los Angeles, while on a surfing party with a group of students from Lincoln High School, a school within the Los Angeles City School District. Appellant alleged in her complaint that the death was caused by the negligent supervision by defendants of the students, including appellant’s son. On July 25, 1963, within the one hundred days specified by section 715 of the Government Code, appellant filed with the city clerk a claim addressed to the City of Los Angeles in which she stated the particulars of her claim as follows: ‘‘ Accident occurred on 6/23/63 between 4 and 5 p.m.…