A 15-year-old suit over a slip and fall on oranges at the Ontario Mills Shopping Center was properly dismissed, the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two, ruled.
The Oct. 25 ruling was certified for publication Nov. 21, setting precedent on how recent a janitor would have to have cleaned a location before their employee is found liable for a fall.
On Dec. 31, 2007, Grace Gonzalez slipped on oranges in the Ontario Mills Shopping Center. The fruit’s origins were never discovered. Gonzalez filed suit alleging premises liability two years later.
The shopping center proved that their janitor cleaned the walkway eight minutes before Gonzalez fell. The janitor’s
