· 10/28/1983
Kately v. Wilkinson
Citations
- 148 Cal. App. 3d 576
- 195 Cal. Rptr. 902
- 1983 Cal. App. LEXIS 2327
How courts have described this case
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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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