California Court of Appeal

In plaintiff's personal injury action against an architect for sustaining injuries after falling on the stairs at a theater on a community college campus designed by the architect, trial court's judgment in favor of the architect is affirmed where: 1) once work has been completed and accepted by the owner, the contractor is not liable to third parties for patent defects; and 2) the defendant met its burden on summary judgment of establishing the affirmative defense of the completed and accepted doctrine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/30/2012
• Published 10/30/2012

Judges

• Chaney

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel