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Huckey v. City of Temecula

California Court of Appeal · 2019
37 Cal.App.5th 1092, slip op., pp. 12–18

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Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin

California State Bar #45226 ↗ · Approval recorded November 4, 2026

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What the court decided

The court looked at the sidewalk defect and the whole setting. On those facts, it found the defect too minor to support the claim.

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There is no universal inch rule. The whole setting and current law matter.

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