What is the test for accepting a late claim in a personal injury action?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Bertorelli v. City of Tulare, 180 Cal.App.3d 432, 225 Cal.Rptr. 582 (Cal. App. 1986):

Obviously, if presented with good cause, late claims must be accepted; by informal action the same result follows in an estoppel relationship. (Denham v. County of Los Angeles, supra, 259 Cal.App.2d 860, 66 Cal.Rptr. 922.)

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