Facts

During a morning run in September 2018, plaintiff Coreen Holcomb tripped over a three-quarter inch rise in the sidewalk in Ladera Ranch, in Orange County. Plaintiff sued the County of Orange for a dangerous condition of public property.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff claimed that the rise in the sidewalk was a dangerous condition that the County should have been aware of and corrected.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: The County claimed that the rise in the sidewalk was a trivial defect that did not provide a basis for recovery on a dangerous condition theory.

Specials in Evidence

Meds: $26,230

Damages

Medical costs and pain and suffering.

Injuries

Plaintiff sustained minor cuts and bruises, and a traumatic injury to her left hand, which left her pinky finger misaligned despite two surgeries and an additional medical procedure to try to correct it.

Result

Summary Judgment for defendant County of Orange.