Madden

Plaintiff David Madden was injured when he fell from a raised patio while working for a subcontractor at a home construction site. He sued the general contractor, Summit View, Inc. (Summit View), alleging that his injuries were caused by Summit View’s negligence in failing to place a protective railing along the open side of the patio. Summit View moved successfully for summary judgment under the Privette-Toland doctrine. (Privette v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 689 [ 21 Cal.Rptr.2d 72 , 854 P.2d 721 ] (Privette); Toland v. Sunland Housing Group, Inc. (1998) 18 Cal.4th 253 [ 74 Cal.Rptr.2d 878 , 955 P.2d 504 ] (Toland).) Madden contends that the trial court erred in finding there were no triable issues of material fact. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Pleadings

Madden, an electrician employed by a subcontractor at a home construction site, sued Summit View, the general contractor, for injuries he sustained on July 1, 2003, in a fall from a raised unenclosed patio at the site. Madden’s form complaint asserted a single cause of action for premises liability against Summit View, based on the allegation that his injuries were proximately caused by Summit View’s negligence…