Legal Opinion
Rosales v. Thermex-Thermatron, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 13, 1998No. B109606PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, J.
In this product liability case, judgment was awarded to plaintiff for injuries she suffered from a product manufactured by defendant’s corporate predecessor 24 years earlier. Defendant had continued to distribute the same products of the corporation it had acquired. Its acquisition of the predecessor corporation had destroyed plaintiff’s remedy against that corporation.
Liability was based on Ray v. Alad Corp. (1977) 19 Cal.3d 22 [136 Cal.Rptr. 574, 560 P.2d 3] in which our Supreme Court held that under these, and other circumstances, the acquiring company is strictly liable…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Ray v. Alad Corp.California Supreme Court · 1977
- Sheldon Appel Co. v. Albert & OlikerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
- Witt v. JacksonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Stark v. CokerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. FalesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Chaknova v. Wilbur-Ellis Co.California Court of Appeal · 1999
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