Brown v. Poway Unified School District

Opinion

PANELLI, J.

Plaintiff sued a public entity to recover for personal injuries after he slipped and fell on public property. The Court of Appeal held that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur precluded summary judgment for the public entity even though there was no evidence to show how the slippery object came to be on the floor or that the public entity had notice of the hazard. We reverse.

Background

Plaintiff Francis Brown sued defendant Poway Unified School District (hereafter District) after he slipped and fell on the District’s property. *824Brown, a self-employed computer repairman, was…