Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided August 21, 1995No. S029736PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GEORGE, J.
In Becker v. IRM Corp. (1985) 38 Cal.3d 454 [213 Cal.Rptr. 213, 698 P.2d 116] (hereafter Becker), this court concluded that under California’s products liability doctrine (which provides generally that manufacturers, retailers, and others in the marketing chain of a product are strictly liable in tort for personal injuries caused by a defective product), a residential landlord may be held strictly liable for an injury to its tenant caused by a defect in a leased dwelling. We granted review in the present case to decide whether Becker was wrongly decided and should be…
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