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· 8/2/1889

Greenberg v. Hoff

Citations

  • 80 Cal. 81
  • 22 P. 69
  • 1889 Cal. LEXIS 865

Syllabus

<p>Practice — Verdict — Unsigned Special Findings cannot Control Special Verdict. — The findings of the jury on special issues submitted to them are ineffective for any purpose, and cannot control the general verdict, unless they are signed either by the jury as a whole, or by their foreman; and the failure of the party against whom the special issues are found to object to the findings being received is not a waiver of the defect.</p>

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  • noting that “there is no precise standard for determining whether any given ante-litem notice is substantively sufficient” and looking to the relevant language of subsection (b) to determine whether a particular ante litem notice substantially complied with that subsection
  • noting that “there is no precise standard for determining whether any given ante-litem notice is substantively sufficient” and looking to the relevant language of subsection (b) to determine whether a particular ante litem notice substantially complied with that subsection
  • analyzing policy to determine if coverage is provided for the claims at issue
  • considering whether ante litem notice substantially complied with OCGA § 36-33-5 (b)
  • “The fact that a controversy has political overtones does not place it beyond judicial review.” (citation and 19 punctuation omitted)
  • immunity applied to official act of city mayor

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