Legal Opinion
Kately v. Wilkinson
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 28, 1983No. Civ. 6967PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HAMLIN, J.
The Case
In this wrongful death action, each of the users of the boat which caused the death of plaintiffs’ 1 daughter in a water-skiing accident filed cross-com plaints. This is an appeal from the judgments of dismissal 2 after demurrers were sustained to the cross-complaints 3 without leave to amend. It requires us to construe the third guideline articulated in Dillon v. Legg (1968) 68 Cal.2d 728 [69 Cal.Rptr. 72, 441 P.2d 912, 29 A.L.R.3d 1316], governing foreseeability of emotional trauma through sensory perception of physical injury negligently inflicted upon another,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Tarasoff v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Molien v. Kaiser Foundation HospitalsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- Justus v. AtchisonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- Rodriguez v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.California Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Pasquale v. Speed Products EngineeringIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
- Elden v. SheldonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- Kwan v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1994
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