California Court of Appeal April 9, 2004, E032691 (Mason v. Lake Dolores Group, LLC)

Opinion

KING, J.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff and appellant, James Mason (Mason), was rendered a paraplegic after he rode down a water slide and crashed into the dam at the end of the slide. The accident occurred at a water park owned and operated by Mason’s employer, defendant and respondent, Lake Dolores Group, LLC (LDG). Shortly before the accident, Mason reported to work, but did not clock in.