Zeilman v. County of Kern

In Zeilman v. County of Kern (1985) 168 Cal.App.3d 1174, an inmate who was already on crutches as the result of a ski accident fell while in the booking area of a jail. (Id. at p. 1177.) The Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants, reasoning that "the trier of fact should be permitted to determine, as a question of fact, whether plaintiff's use of crutches and her apparently agitated, emotional, and weakened condition should have given rise to knowledge of her need for immediate medical care." (Id. at pp. 1186-1187.)