Legal Opinion
Barber v. Chang
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 13, 2007No. G036448PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARONSON, J.
Leroy Barber appeals from the trial court’s entry of summary judgment on his negligence claim against William Wu-Ye Chang, the owner of a small apartment complex where a tenant shot Barber. Barber contends Chang had a duty to adopt measures to reduce the risk of harm posed by a potentially violent tenant, and claims triable issues of fact exist on whether Chang responded reasonably to written notice the tenant had recently brandished a shotgun at another visitor and tenant. We conclúde Chang failed to carry his initial burden on summary judgment to show he owed no duty to…
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