Lopez v. Baca
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERLUSS, J.
Plaintiff Jose Antonio Lopez (Lopez) appeals a judgment in a premises liability action entered in favor of defendant Consuelo Baca (Baca) after the trial court granted Baca’s motion for summary judgment. Lopez, who was shot in the head by another patron while attending a nightclub Baca owned, sued Baca for negligence, claiming Baca unreasonably failed to provide security guards to check customers for weapons before allowing them to enter the premises. The trial court concluded Baca did not owe a duty to provide security guards because the shooting in this case was…
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