Huckey v. City of Temecula

*1095I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff and appellant, Charles Huckey, sued defendant and respondent, City of Temecula (the City), for injuries he sustained from tripping and falling on a defective city sidewalk. He alleged the sidewalk defect was a dangerous condition of public property. ( Gov. Code, §§ 830 et seq. )1 The trial court granted the city's motion for summary judgment on the ground the sidewalk defect was trivial as a matter of law. The sidewalk was vertically uneven between two concrete panels, and the height differential was 9/16 of *1096an inch, three feet and one foot from the sidewalk's right…