1982-29 RESOLUTION NO. 82-29
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE
ELIMINATION OF JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY, SENATE
BILL 500 (BEVERLY)
WHEREAS, the present joint and several liability rule can make a
defendant, found responsible for one or two percent of a plaintiff's injuries,
fiscally responsible for 100% of damages; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 500 (Beverly) seeks to correct this inequity and
would modify this rule in all cases as to the portion of the damages above and
beyond actual out-of-pocket costs; and
WHEREAS, under this Bill , those so-called pain and suffering or
non-economic losses could only be recovered from a defendant for that
percentage of the injury for which that defendant was held responsible, so
long as the defendant was not responsible for more than 40% of the total
injuries;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE its support for the elimination of joint and several liability,
SB 500 (Beverly); and this City Council urges the members of the Assembly
Judiciary Committee to approve SB 500, which proects citizens and public
entities from unwarranted fiscal impact.
ADOPTED this 8th day of July, 1982.
ATTEST:
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Approved as to form:
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss.
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I, MYRNA ERWAY, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of
said City at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 8th day of
July, 1982, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Rigley, Petta, Nix, Pfennighausen;
Mayor Grant.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
City Clerk the City of Gran-d Ter +:ce
and of the ity Council thereof. _
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss..
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I, MYRNA ERWAY, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full , true, and correct copy of
Resolution No. 82-29 of said City, and that the same has not been amended or
repealed.
DATED: July 8, 1982.
City Clerk of he City of Grand'.Ter_r
and of the Cfty Council thereof; - �__