· 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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