Legal Opinion

Lee v. Dep't of Parks & Recreation

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided July 31, 2019No. A154021PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

*208Plaintiff Michele Lee injured herself on a stairway in the Bootjack Campground within Mt. Tamalpais State Park and sued respondent California State Department of Parks and Recreation ("State Parks") for premises liability. The trial court awarded summary judgment to State Parks on the basis of trail immunity under Government Code section 831.4, subdivision (b). It also awarded attorney's fees and defense costs to State Parks under Code of Civil Procedure section 1038. Lee appeals both aspects of the judgment.

We affirm the trial court's ruling that State Parks is entitled to immunity because…

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