Feridon Marhabi v. County of Orange, and Does 1 to 20
Published: Jan. 14, 2017 | Result Date: Dec. 12, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 30-2015-00815354-CU-PO-CJC Summary Judgment – Defense
Court
Orange Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Brian K. Andrews
(Pacific Attorney Group)
Peter M. Lazarus
(Peter M. Lazarus, Attorney at Law)
Defendant
Wesley S. Wenig
(Michaelis Montanari Johnson)
Garry L. Montanari
(Michaelis Montanari Johnson)
Facts
On April 24, 2015, plaintiff tripped and fell over a parking block fronting a handicap parking spot in the taxicab holding area at John Wayne Airport, in Orange County. He sued the County of Orange for premises liability.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff contended that the tire stop was a dangerous condition of public property because it lacked adequate signage to alert people to its presence.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
The county argued that the property on which plaintiff tripped and fell was not a dangerous condition as a matter of law. If anything, the risk of injury created by the tire stop was minor, trivial or insignificant in view of the surrounding circumstances.
Result
The court granted the county's motion for summary judgment.
Other Information
FILING DATE: Oct. 16, 2015.
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