Legal Opinion
Saville v. SIERRA COLLEGE
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 28, 2005No. C047923PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NICHOLSON, J.
Plaintiff suffered injury while practicing arrest and control techniques during a peace officer training class. He sued the community college that offered the class for negligence. The trial court granted the college’s motion for summary judgment, determining the complaint was barred by the doctrine of primary assumption of risk. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
UNDISPUTED FACTS
In 2000, plaintiff enrolled in helicopter flight school in Sacramento to become a helicopter search and rescue pilot. After four months of training, plaintiff left the school due to financial…
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