Except as provided in this article, a public employee is not liable for injury caused by a condition of public property where such condition exists because of any act or omission of such employee within the scope of his employment. The liability established by this article is subject to any immunity of the public employee provided by statute and is subject to any defenses that would be available to the public employee if he were a private person.
Cal. Gov. Code § 840
Liability of Public Employees
Known as the Government Claims Act
The act spans §§ 810–998 (301 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 144 Cal. App. 3d 379 - Longfellow v. County of San Luis Obispo (1983)
Most recently applied in 405 F. Supp. 2d 1194 - Estate of Abdollahi Ex Rel. Abdollahi v. County of Sacramento (December 2005)
Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.
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