C.S.

INTRODUCTION

This negligence lawsuit arises out of an incident in which a seven-year- old minor, appellant C.S., was bitten and seriously injured by a pet dog on a public beach. C.S., acting by and through his guardian ad litem, sued the owner of the dog as well as respondent Karen Gentry, who accompanied the dog owner and her pet dog to the beach where the incident occurred. The trial court granted Gentry’s motion for summary judgment, finding she owed no legal duty of care to C.S. We agree with the trial court. Therefore, we affirm the judgment in favor of Gentry. II

BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background In May 2018, Nada Hamouda, an adult, adopted a two- or three-year- old dog named Gunnie from an animal shelter in Michigan where she lived. Gunnie was a type of a pit bull called American Bully. About two or three months after the adoption, Hamouda travelled with Gunnie to San Diego so she could enroll in a medical treatment program in the area. At the time, Gentry was dating Hamouda’s father and the two of them lived together in Gentry’s home in Poway. After Hamouda came to San Diego, she and Gunnie stayed with her father and Gentry in Gentry’s home. During their stay, Hamouda…