Valero v. Hagan
Filed 7/18/06 Valero v. Hagan
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION SEVEN
| MARITZA VALERO, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THAKOR HAGAN, Defendant and Respondent. | B183731 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC302524) |
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Alexander H. Williams, III, Judge. Reversed.
William J. Houser for Plaintiff and Appellant
Snyder & Dorenfeld, David K. Dorenfeld and Michael W. Brown for Defendant and Respondent.
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Maritza Valero brought this negligence action against her landlord Thakor Hagan after the shower door in her apartment fell on her foot causing her injury. The trial court granted the landlord's motion for summary judgment and Valero filed a timely notice of appeal from the ensuing judgment. We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Valero was a tenant in an apartment building owned by Hagan. Her apartment had a combination shower and tub with a sliding glass shower door Hagan had recently installed. According to Valero's testimony, one day as she entered the shower and started to roll the door closed it fell off the track and landed on her foot cutting her toe. â€
