Legal Opinion
Carlein Hatfield, a Minor Over the Age of Fourteen (14) by Her Guardian Ad Litem, Norma B. Hatfield v. Sophia Beleos Palles
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1976No. 76-1050PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge,
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
Summary judgment was based on the view that, as a matter of law, defendant owed no duty to plaintiff. We affirm.
Background
In this diversity action, plaintiff, then age 11, sought damages for severe and permanent injuries sustained on December 17, 1970, from a fire and explosion in a South Carolina building owned by defendant and leased to plaintiff’s father.
It appears that the fire and explosion occurred when the plaintiff’s father touched a light fixture which was hanging from the ceiling near the front of the store by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Cole L. Smith v. Regina Manufacturing Corporation, and Sears Roebuck and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- James J. Reid v. Life Insurance Company of North America, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Taylor v. City National BankDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1986
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