Litigation
Mar. 11, 2000
City Needn't Protect Homeowner
SAN FRANCISCO - Buyer beware. That was the essential message of a California Supreme Court ruling Thursday. By a 6-1 vote, the high court said the city of Los Angeles, accused of failing to document properly evidence that city officials knew a house was in an landslide area, cannot be sued by the house's new owner for damages.




By a 6-1 vote, the high court said the city of Los Angeles, accused of failing to document properly evidence that city officials knew a...
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