MARIA D v. WESTEC RESIDENTIAL SECURITY

No. B133742.

102 Cal.Rptr.2d 326 (2000)

85 Cal.App.4th 125

MARIA D., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WESTEC RESIDENTIAL SECURITY, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Five.

As Modified December 20, 2000.

Review Denied February 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacobs, Jacobs & Rosenberg, Stanley K. Jacobs and Judi L. Jacobs, Santa Monica, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Bradley & Gmelich, Barry A. Bradley, Los Angeles, and Frederick B. Hayes, for Defendant and Respondent.


TURNER, P.J.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case involves the potential respondeat superior liability of a private security company for an alleged sexual assault by an on-duty security guard. Plaintiff, Maria D., appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant, Westec Residential Security, Inc. (Westec). The trial court summarily adjudicated that Westec could not be held vicariously liable for an alleged rape committed by one of its employees, an on-duty security guard...

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