Is a public agency subject to estoppel from the assertion of either the time limits for filing tort claims or the statute of limitations on cause of action?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Krikorian v. Los Angeles Cnty. Metro. Transp. Auth., B239635 (Cal. App. 2012):
"A public agency is subject to estoppel from the assertion of either the time limits for filing tort claims, or the statute of limitations on a cause of action. [Citations.]" (Jordan v. City of Sacramento (2007) 148 Cal.App.4th 1487, 1496.) "'"Mere silence will not create estoppel unless the silent party was under some
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