Family files $5M wrongful death lawsuit against city

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By BakersfieldNow.com Staff

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The family of a 9-year-old boy who died in March in a sump has filed a $5 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Bakersfield. Zane Newton was playing in the sump near his home when he was buried by a sudden cave-in.

Story Created: Sep 5, 2008 at 5:57 PM PDT

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 1:47 AM PDT

The family of a 9-year-old boy who died in March in a sump has filed a $5 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Bakersfield.

Zane Newton was playing in the sump near his home when he was buried by a sudden cave-in.

A friend that he was playing with initially said Newton had been kidnapped, sparking a search for the boy that ended when his body was found.

The lawsuit, filed by a thousand oaks lawyer, alleges the city was negligent in warning of dangerous conditions on property, properly fencing the property and failing to keeping people out of the property.