SAHLEY v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

Docket No. 14801.

69 Cal.App.3d 347 (1977)

138 Cal. Rptr. 34

LLOYD WILLIAM SAHLEY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

April 27, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

John E. Yeager for Plaintiff and Appellant.

McInnis, Fitzgerald, Rees & Sharkey, Cary W. Miller, James R. Milliken and John F. Mc Guire for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

BROWN (Gerald), P.J.

Lloyd William Sahley appeals the judgment on the pleadings dismissing his complaint against the County of San Diego for injuries suffered when he slipped and fell in a shower at the county jail.

(1) Since he was a preconviction detainee at the time of his fall, Sahley argues he was not a "prisoner" and his suit is not barred by sovereign immunity.

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