HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 6 CLAIM #85-19 06-03-85 CONSENT CALENDAR
AGENDA
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FROH:
SUBJECT:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
JAMES G. ROURKE, CITY ATTORNEY
CLAIMANT: ROBERT & YVONNE LEGGETT; D/L: 12/27/84;
DATE FILED W/CITY: 03/21/85; CLAIM NO: 85-19; CARL
WARREN FILE NO: S41594GH
~fter investigation and review it is recommended that the above-
referenced claim be rejected and the City Clerk directed to give
proper notice of the rejection to the claimant and to the
claimant's attorney.
JGR (F 4. se )
Enclosure:
Copy of Claim
CLAIM AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITY '~~~~~
(Gov. C. Section 905, 905.2, 910, 910.2)
Attorneys for Claimant:
LAW OFFICES OF GERALD R. GIBBS
110 East Avenida Palizada
Suite 202
San Clement·, CA 92672
Kathleen Dunham, Esq.
To: City of Tustin:
ROBERT M. LEGGETT and YVONNE M. LEGGETT hereby make
claim against the City of Tustin for the sum of $15,000
(Fifteen Thousand Dollars) and make the following statements
in support of the claim:
1. Claimants' post office address is
Notices concerning the claim should be sent to
The date and place of the automobile accident
giving rise to this claim are December 27, 1984 at
the intersection of Myford Road and Irvine Blvd.
The circumstances giving rise to this claim are as
follows: At the above time and place, Claimants
were driving their automobile northeast on Irvine
Blvd. approaching Myford Road. Approximately 200
feet southwest of the intersection of Myford Road
and Irvine Blvd., an area of the road on Irvine
Blvd. is such that water will collect in a large
pool at this point when there is heavy rainfall.
At the above time and place, there was heavy
rainfall and water had collected in a large pool at
this point on Irvine Blvd. unbeknownst to
Claimants. When Claimants drove through this point
on Irvine Blvd., they ran into a large pool of
water which caused their automobile to immediately
careen to the left into oncoming traffic traveling
southwest on Irvine Blvd. An automobile traveling
southwest did in fact collide with Claimants
automobile on the passenger side, causing the
injuries and damages described below.
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Claimant Yvonne M. Leggett's injuries are brUising
to her ribs, a chipped front tooth, and a bleeding
ulcer that her doctor reports is a direct result of
the accident. Claimant Robert M. Leggett's
injuries are a sprained arm.
The names of the public employees responsible for
the above-described road condition, which caused
Claimants' injuries, are unknown.
Our claim as of the date of this claim is $15,000
(Fifteen Thousand Dollars).
The basis of computation of the above amount is as
follows:
Medical Expenses Incurred to Date:
Estimated Future Medical Expenses:
Loss of Wages:
Pain and Suffering:
Damage to Vehicle:
$ 2,000.00
1,000.00
2,000.00
8,500.00-
1,500.00
TOTAL: $15,000.00
DATED:
LAW 3OFFICES OF GF.R~?.n P.. GIBBS
KATW~.F.~ DUNHAM, A~:torney on
behalf of Claimants.