Quelvog v. City of Long Beach

In Quelvog v. City of Long Beach (1976) 6 Cal.App.3d 584, the Court determined the plaintiff in that action successfully pleaded an action against the City of Long Beach for maintaining a dangerous condition on public property. The City encouraged people to drive so-called "auotettes" on the sidewalk, even though state statute prohibited it and the practice had resulted in numerous personal injuries. The court noted the city "encouraged the use of public property in a manner that would probably imperil the safety of others in their use of it." ( Quelvog v. City of Long Beach, supra, 6 Cal.App.3d at p. 590.) Under this scenario, a dangerous condition of property included not only structural defects, but also "a condition of property, the use of which in a manner reasonably foreseeable creates a danger of injury." (Ibid.)