· 2/25/1976
Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Citations
- 55 Cal. App. 3d 737
- 127 Cal. Rptr. 838
- 1976 Cal. App. LEXIS 1286
How courts have described this case
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- finding that “[t]he rule of products liability is ... rationalized as an inducement to manufacturers to design and produce a safe product ... and as a means to avoid the artificial conditions to recovery in warranty created by the rules of privity [in consumer cases]”
- doctrine of products liability inapplicable on these facts
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Judges: Thompson
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