Constance B. v. State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation

Opinion

BLEASE, J.

Plaintiff, Constance B., appeals from a summary judgment in favor of defendant, State of California. The issue is whether, on the material facts presented below, the state may be held liable for failure to undertake security measures to protect plaintiff from a criminal assault at a *204state-owned highway roadside rest area.1 The answer is no. We will affirm the judgment.

Facts

The Dunnigan rest stop on Interstate 5 was constructed in 1967 or 1968 from plans prepared by the State Department of Architecture at the site of a grove of eucalyptus trees. The restroom building is…