Yardley
Yardley v. County of Imperial CA4/1
Opinion
Opinion
Haller, J.
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
Factual Summary
Our factual summary is based solely on plaintiffs' offer of proof. For purposes of
this opinion, we assume the truth of the stated facts and all reasonable inferences from
All further unspecified statutory references are to the Government Code. 2 those facts. (See Cooper v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. (2009) 177
Cal.App.4th 876, 891 (Cooper).)
The traffic collision occurred at the intersection of Shank Road (a County road)
and Highway 115 (a state highway). Shank Road runs east-west. Highway 115 runs
north-south. Shank Road has a 55-miles-per-hour speed limit, and Highway 115 has a
65-miles-per-hour speed limit.
Shortly before the accident, three couples (plaintiffs or plaintiffs' parents) were in
a vehicle traveling south on Highway 115 toward Shank Road. At the same time, Cordell
Perkins was traveling eastbound on Shank Road toward Highway 115. The drivers of
both vehicles were driving at or just below the speed limit.
There are no traffic controls for Highway 115 drivers at the Shank Road
intersection. Shank Road has a stop sign for eastbound drivers just before Highway 115.