Curreri

Curreri v. City & County of San Francisco

Good Law
1968 Cal. App. LEXIS 2350·262 Cal. App. 2d 603·69 Cal. Rptr. 20
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 29, 1968Civ. 23904California3,995 words

Opinion

Opinion

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of dismissal following the granting of a summary judgment in favor of the City and County of San Francisco (hereinafter referred to as City) in an action for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Diana Curreri. This appeal does not apply to Dominico Basili, the other named defendant who was not a party to the motion for summary judgment and against whom an action is pending.

The parties are in essential agreement as to the facts elicited by discovery proceedings.

On Sunday, October 13, 1963, Dominico Basili, aged 78, parked his Ford sedan at a right angle to the north curb of Greenwich Street in front of the building (three flats) numbered 1022-24-26 Greenwich Street. It was the permissive custom to park automobiles at a right angle to the curb with both front wheels resting against the curb on the north side of the street and to park parallel to the curb on the south side of the street. When Basili returned to drive away there were other ears parked at right angle to the curb and very close to each side of his car.

The 1000 block of Greenwich Street is a two-way street running east and west and lies on a very steep hill sloping in an…

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