Benton v. City of Oakland City

Decided 1999-12-29

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ON PETITION TO TRANSFER SULLIVAN, Justice. Attempting to rescue his drowning nephew, plaintiff Jason Wildt broke his neck when he dove into shallow water at defendant Oakland City’s beach. He appeals lower court determinations that the city owed him no duty to warn of the danger. Finding that those courts incorrectly applied the admittedly confusing prec…

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