County of San Diego v. Superior Court

Opinion

McINTYRE, J.

Government Code section 831.7 provides that, unless a specified exception applies, public entities are immune from liability to persons who suffer injury while engaging in “hazardous recreational activities].” (Undesignated statutory references are to the Government Code.) In this case, we conclude the trial court improperly denied a public entity’s summary judgment motion because the undisputed material facts show the public entity was immune from liability under section 831.7 for injuries suffered by plaintiff while tree rope swinging and none of the exceptions in section…