HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 8 CLAIM #80-25 12-01-80DATE: 11/24/80
CONSENT CALENDAR
Inter-Corn
TO: HONORABLE ~YOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JAMES G. ROURKE, CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: CLAIM OF D~RICELA AND ABELINA LOPEZ; CLAIM NO. 80-25;
FILED W/CITY: 11/5/80; DATE OF LOSS: 9/16/80; CARL WARREN
FILE NO.: 270.26 RR
After investigation and review it is recommended that the
above-referenced claim be denied and the City Clerk directed
to give proper notice of the denial to 'the claimants and their
attorney.
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Enclosure
1. Claim of MARICELA AND ABELINA LOPEZ
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P~'~'K & FL£15HMAN
Attorneys for Claimant
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(SPACE BELOW FOR F/LING STA~fP ONLY)
CLAIM AGAINST LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITY
(Gov't Code Sections 905, 9].0, 910.2)
TO: CiTY OF TUSTiN
The names of the claimants and their relationship
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to the deceased are as follows:
(a)- Mar'icela Lopez - wife
(b). Abelina Lopez - mother
(2). TOe claimants desire that notices be sent to the
following address: ~: ': :.-: ' i: ~ · ''''~ ';" ' ' ....
LAW OFFICES OF PEEK & FLEISHI4AN
2328 So. Atlantic Blvd.
Monterey Park, CA 91754
(3). The date, place, and other circumstances of the
occurrence that gave rise to this claim are as follows:
On or about September 16, 1980 at approximately
4:00 p.m. at or about the intersection of Browning and Bryan
in the City of Tustin, the deceased, Antonio Lopez, was
p . and was working on a construction
employed by ...A. Sessler Inc
project pursuant to a contract between his employer and the
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City of Tustin, the jobs of the deceased required that he work
around heavy construction equipment often at dangerous h~ights
and near high tension electrical wires. The accident griving
rise to this' claim was caused by negligence of the City of
Tustin in the supervision of the activities on the construction
project and their failure to provide the deceased with a safe
place to work in light of the forseeab!e dangers.
(4). The aforementioned negliqence resulted in the death
of Antonio Lopez.
(5). The names and addresses of those public employees
involved are not presently known to claimants.
(6). As of the date of presentation of this claim,
LAW OFFICES OF PEEK & FLEISHMAN
the amount claimed is $3,000,000.00.
DATED: October 28, 1980
By
Attorney for Claimant
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