Mowatt v. City of LA
A jury awarded plaintiff and respondent Alice Mowat (plaintiff) $18,026,205.80[1] in damages for injuries plaintiff sustained when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing Cahuenga Boulevard West (Cahuenga) in a marked crosswalk. The jury found that defendant and appellant City of Los Angeles (City) controlled the crosswalk and intersection where the accident occurred, and that the property was in a dangerous condition at the time. The City appeals from the judgment and from an order denying the Citys motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The City contends that the evidence does not support the judgment; that conditions at the location of plaintiffs accident were open and obvious and therefore not dangerous; and that the City is immune from liability pursuant to Government Code sections 830.4 and 830.8. Court affirm the judgment and the order denying the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
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