Regents of University of California v. Superior Court

Opinion

STEIN, J.

The Regents of the University of California (the Regents) seek a writ of mandate (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd.(Z)), 1 challenging the denial of its motion for summary judgment. It is the defendant in a wrongful death action brought by the widow of Norman Roettgen who was killed during a rock climbing class sponsored by the Regents. 2 The complaint alleged that Mr. Roettgen’s fall was the result of defendant’s instructors’ negligence in placing four rope anchors into a single crack system resulting in the release of the line holding Mr. Roettgen. The Regents moved for summary…