Reitman v. ADR/Preferred Business Properties CA2/5
Plaintiff and appellant Linda Reitman (Reitman) tripped and fell over a raised portion of a tree well cover on a sidewalk in front of real property owned by 26 Oak Partners, LLC (Oak Partners). Reitman sued Oak Partners and the City of Los Angeles, alleging a single cause of action for premises liability. Two years into the litigation, Reitman named Oak Partners’ property management company, respondent ADR/Preferred Business Properties (ADR), as an additional defendant. Shortly thereafter, Oak Partners filed a motion for summary judgment arguing, among other things, Reitman could not demonstrate Oak Partners owed her a duty of care. ADR joined in Oak Partners’ summary judgment motion and the trial court granted summary judgment for ADR, finding it owed no duty to Reitman because it did not own, possess, or control either the sidewalk or the tree that caused the portion of the tree well cover to rise. We consider whether the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for ADR wa
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