California Supreme Court· 12/31/1998

Hoff v. Vacaville Unified School District

Citations

968 P.2d 522
80 Cal. Rptr. 2d 811
19 Cal. 4th 925
99 Daily Journal DAR 29
99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 35
1998 Cal. LEXIS 8182

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recognizing that California imposes liability on counties under 5 the doctrine of respondeat superior
explaining § 815.2(a) \expressly makes the doctrine of respondeat superior applicable to public employers\
affirming district court’s grant of motion for nonsuit on negligence claim in part because the statute was not designed “to protect against the risk of injury to members of the general public”
“[I]n California, all government tort liability 25 must be based on statute.” (internal quotations omitted)

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Judges: Chin

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