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· 5/8/1969

Oakes v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.

Citations

  • 272 Cal. App. 2d 645
  • 77 Cal. Rptr. 709

How courts have described this case

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  • manufacturer of herbicide not strictly liable for failure to warn of “unknown or unknowable allergies, sensitivities and idio-syncracies”
  • under strict liability, manufacturer must warn of dangers of which it “knows or should know”

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Judges: Pierce

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