California Court of Appeal

Neither the property owners' association nor the private security company of a private community owed any duty to control the conduct of a drunk driver who killed the decedent. Trial court properly sustained their demurrer to complaint brought by decedent's survivors.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/19/2004
• Published 05/18/2004

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  William James Koontz, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, Steven R. Parminter and Kathleen M. Bragg, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent Canyon Lake Property Owners Association., Bradley & Gmelich and Frederick B. Hayes, Glendale, for Defendant and Respondent Barton Protective Services, Inc.