Legal Opinion
Hanson v. Luft
California Supreme Court
Decided September 27, 1962No. S. F. 21115PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLING, J. *
Plaintiff, a child 5 years old, brought this action to recover damages for burns which she received when her pajamas were ignited while she was standing in front of an open gas heater in an apartment which her parents had rented from the defendants. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the second amended complaint without leave to amend. A photograph of the heater is made a part of the complaint, and it is alleged to have seven burners for the use of gas immediately in front of a backing of clay radiant; that the distance from the burners to the front of the heater is from 3…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Guidry v. HamlinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Shotwell v. BloomCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
- Reek v. LutzSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1960
- Michael Francis Fay Jones, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Arthur Edgar Jones, Jr., and Arthur Edgar Jones, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Williams v. MelbyUtah Supreme Court · 1985
- Tillotson v. AbbottSupreme Court of Kansas · 1970
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- Lemley Ex Rel. Lemley v. PennerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1981
- Gustin v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Superior Court of California · 1967
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