Legal Opinion
Grotheer v. Escape Adventures, Inc.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided August 31, 2017No. E063449PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSlough, J.
*1287Plaintiff and appellant Erika Grotheer is a non-English speaking German citizen who took a hot air balloon ride in the Temecula *1288wine country and suffered a fractured leg when the basket carrying her and seven or eight others crash landed into a fence. Grotheer sued three defendants for her injuries: the balloon tour company, Escape Adventures, Inc. (Escape), the pilot and Escape's agent, Peter Gallagher (Gallagher), and Wilson Creek Vineyards, Inc. (Wilson Creek) (collectively, defendants or respondents). Grotheer alleged Escape and Gallagher negligently or recklessly operated the balloon by…
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