Fonseca v. County of Orange

Opinion

KERRIGAN, J.

Plaintiff sustained permanent injuries to his left arm when he fell from the Warner Avenue Bridge being constructed across the Santa Ana River in Santa Ana, At the time of the fall, plaintiff was employed as a cement finisher for the bridge builder, Lomar Construction Company. Lomar Construction had contracted with the defendant, County of Orange, to erect the bridge. The fall occurred on January 5, 1970, when plaintiff slipped on some wet, excess cement as he was doing finish work on the concrete deck of the bridge at a height of 20 feet or more above the dry riverbed. No…