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Cal. Government Code § 810.8 (2026)

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“Injury” means death, injury to a person, damage to or loss of property, or any other injury that a person may suffer to his person, reputation, character, feelings or estate, of such nature that it would be actionable if inflicted by a private person.

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Cited in 21 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1979–2024 · leading case: Aubry v. Tri-City Hosp. Dist., 831 P.2d 317 (Cal. 1992).
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Aubry v. Tri-City Hosp. Dist., 831 P.2d 317 (Cal. 1992). · cites it 2× “" (Gov. Code, § 810.8, italics added.) The California Law Revision Commission Comment on this definition states that "[t]he purpose of the definition is to make clear that public entities and public employees may be held liable only for injuries to the kind of interests that…”
Ayers v. Twp. of Jackson, 525 A.2d 287 (N.J. 1987). · cites it 2× “[Cal.Gov't.Code § 810.8 (West 1980).] [5] The Superfund Amendments and Authorization Act of 1986, Pub.”
Locklin v. City of Lafayette, 867 P.2d 724 (Cal. 1994). · cites it 2× “(Gov. Code, § 810.8.) Because plaintiffs failed to comply with the claims requirements of the Governmental Tort Liability Act (see Gov.”
Ovando v. Cnty. of Los Angeles, 71 Cal. Rptr. 3d 415 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008). “” Government Code section 810.8 defines “injury” to include “death, injury to a person, damage to or loss of property, or any other injury that a person may suffer to his person, reputation, character, feelings or estate, of such nature that it would be actionable if inflicted…”
Kizer v. Cnty. of San Mateo, 806 P.2d 1353 (Cal. 1991). “) The Tort Claims Act defines “injury” as “death, injury to a person, damage to or loss of property, or any other injury that a person may suffer to his person, reputation, character, feelings or estate, of such nature that it would be actionable if inflicted by a private person.”
City of Clovis v. Cnty. of Fresno, 222 Cal. App. 4th 1469 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “2), it also defines “ ‘injury’ ” as a harm “of such nature that it would be actionable if inflicted by a private person” (Gov. Code, § 810.8). Tulare County’s erroneous tax distribution did *1479 not fit this description because “[t]he wrong plaintiffs complain of ‘is one which…”
Gen. Sec. Servs. Corp. v. Cnty. of Fresno, 815 F. Supp. 2d 1123 (E.D. Cal. 2011). “The term “injury” means “death, injury to a person, damage to or loss of property, or any other injury that a person may suffer to his person, reputation, character, feelings, or estate, of such nature that it would be actionable if inflicted by a private person.”
Forbes v. Cnty. of San Bernardino, 123 Cal. Rptr. 2d 721 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002). “’ (Gov. Code, § 810.8, italics added.).” (Id.”
City of Mill Valley v. Transamerica Ins., 98 Cal. App. 3d 595 (Cal. Ct. App. 1979). “Government Code section 990 provided that a city may: “(a) Insure itself against all or any part of any liability for any injury.”
Fearon v. Dep't of Corr., 162 Cal. App. 3d 1254 (Cal. Ct. App. 1984). “” (Gov. Code, § 810.8.) Fearon’s first cause of action for negligence alleges that defendants “carelessly and negligently failed to safeguard, keep maintain and hold plaintiff’s property in trust while he was in the state prison system, .”
N v. Heathorn, Inc. v. Cnty. of San Mateo, 2005 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1632 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005). “8’s definition of “injury” states, in part: “The purpose of the definition is to make clear that public entities and public employees may be held liable only for injuries to the kind of interests that have been protected by the courts in actions between private persons.”
United States v. Montrose Chem. Corp., 788 F. Supp. 1485 (C.D. Cal. 1992). “that various provisions of the Government Code insulate it from liability; to wit, California Government Code §§ 818.4 (“License Immunity”), 818.”
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