Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Sacramento City Unified School District
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 25, 2007No. C052703PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CANTIL-SAKAUYE, J.
Plaintiff James Patterson was injured while participating in a truckdriver training course. Defendant Sacramento City Unified School District (District) offered the course as part of its adult education program. Patterson sued the District for negligent supervision. The trial court granted the District’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that the doctrine of primary assumption of risk barred Patterson’s negligence claim.
On appeal, Patterson contends judgment must be reversed because (1) the court improperly overruled a finding of duty in the District’s first summary…
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