Potter

Potter v. State

Good Law
1970 Cal. App. LEXIS 1581·4 Cal. App. 3d 798·84 Cal. Rptr. 654
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaFebruary 24, 1970Civ. No. 12121California270 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Bray, J.

*799 Opinion

Plaintiffs appeal from judgment of dismissal of action against defendant State of California based on Order Sustaining Demurrer to Complaint and Supplement to Complaint without leave to amend.

This is a companion case to Savage v. State of California, 3 Civil No. 12120, ante, p. 793 [ 84 Cal.Rptr. 650 ], this day decided by this court.

The facts of this case are similar to those in Savage, ante. Plaintiffs failed to file a claim for damages with the State Board of Control prior to suit as required by sections 911.2 and 945.4 of the Government Code. Plaintiffs’ application to the Board of Control for leave to present a late claim was denied. As plaintiffs did in Savage, ante, plaintiffs on November 2, 1967, filed complaint for damages against defendant State of California, et al., and thereafter, pursuant to section 946.6 of the Government Code, obtained from the superior court an order granting them relief from the claim-presentment requirements of section 945.4 of the Government Code. Plaintiffs filed a supplement to the complaint setting up this fact.

The trial court sustained defendant State of California’s Demurrer to the Complaint and Supplement to Complaint…

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