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· 10/28/1983

Kately v. Wilkinson

Citations

  • 148 Cal. App. 3d 576
  • 195 Cal. Rptr. 902
  • 1983 Cal. App. LEXIS 2327

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  • holding that recovery for emotional distress is the same under strict liability as under negligence
  • plaintiff, who was owner and driver of boat that killed daughter’s friend, allowed to proceed on products liability claim as user of product
  • plaintiff, who was owner and driver of boat that killed daughter's friend, allowed to proceed on products liability claim as user of product
  • \this strict construction of the second guideline articulated in Dillon persuades us that the third guideline should be equally strictly construed.\
  • “this strict construction of the second guideline articulated in Dillon persuades us that the third guideline should be equally strictly construed.”
  • best friends akin to natural sisters insufficient to satisfy foreseeability test of Dillon

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Judges: Hamlin

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