Nelsen v. City of Gridley

Opinion

FINNEY, J. *

In the underlying action, plaintiff Vernon Nelsen sued defendant City of Gridley for injuries sustained when he struck a cable stretched across a city-owned paved road while riding his motorcycle. The theory of liability was that the cable constituted a known “dangerous condition” on city property. (See Gov. Code, § 835.) The court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant city on the basis of the immunity provision of section 846 of the Civil Code. Our review of the facts and the law leads us to reverse the judgment of the trial court.

We set forth the facts pertinent…