Rice v. Center Point, Inc.

Opinion

POLLAK, Acting P. J.

Plaintiffs Jasper Rice and Jennifer Asbury appeal from a judgment dismissing their complaint for negligence in which they alleged that defendants Center Point, Inc. (Center Point), and Humboldt Recovery Center, Inc. (HRC), were liable for the criminal behavior of four residents who injured plaintiffs after escaping from defendants’ drug rehabilitation program. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings on the ground that defendants did not owe plaintiffs a legal duty of care to control the criminal behavior of the residents of their…