Gonzales v. City of San Jose

Opinion

RUSHING, P. J.

Plaintiff Joanne D. Gonzales and defendant City of San Jose appeal a judgment following the trial court’s grant of defendant Charles Huang’s motion for summary judgment.

This case involves a personal injury suit resulting from a slip and fall accident that occurred on a sidewalk owned by the City of San Jose. The plaintiff sued not only the City of San Jose, who owned the sidewalk she fell on, but also Charles Huang, the individual who owned the property adjacent to and abutting the sidewalk. The plaintiff sued Huang on the theory that he had a common law duty to her to…