Legal Opinion
Prince v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 2009No. S149344PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAXTER, J.
Joshua Jackson suffered serious injuries when he attempted to dislodge a kite from a power line maintained by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) on the property of Eve Prince. The parties do not dispute that PG&E is immune from direct liability to Jackson under Civil Code1 section 846, which provides with certain exceptions that a property owner “owes no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others for any recreational purpose.” The question here is whether Prince, who might be liable to Jackson under one of the statutory exceptions, may recover on her…
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