In Dowell v. County of Contra Costa (1985) 173 Cal. App. 3d 896, the court held that the plaintiff's claim against the county was not tolled pending her claim against the state based on the same accident: "Dowell's failure to file suit against the County until action on her claim against the state did not provide the County with notice of her intention to bring suit or prevent prejudice to the County in gathering information and preparing its defense. Since the claim proceedings against the state and County were entirely separate and the County was not put on notice of Dowell's intention to sue, the doctrine of equitable tolling was inapplicable." (Id. at p. 903.)