18 Cited authorities

Ann M. v. Pacific Plaza Shopping Center
6 Cal.4th 666 (Cal. 1993) Cited 575 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that to impose duty without requisite degree of foreseeability would force landlords to become insurers of public safety
Rowland v. Christian
69 Cal.2d 108 (Cal. 1968) Cited 1,275 times 20 Legal Analyses
Holding that Section 1714 superceded prior common-law negligence rules
Frances T. v. Village Green Owners Assn
42 Cal.3d 490 (Cal. 1986) Cited 292 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that directors of a corporation "are liable to third persons injured by their own tortious conduct. . . ."
Lamden v. La Jolla Shores Clubdominium Homeowners Assn.
21 Cal.4th 249 (Cal. 1999) Cited 121 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding “courts should defer to the board's authority and presumed expertise” when it discharges its duty to repair a common area after a “reasonable investigation, in good faith and with regard for the best interests of the community association and its members”
Lipson v. Superior Court
31 Cal.3d 362 (Cal. 1982) Cited 136 times
Explaining firefighter's rule would not apply to a gasoline tank explosion which occurred independently of an electrical fire which was responsible for a fireman's presence at the house
Sprecher v. Adamson Companies
30 Cal.3d 358 (Cal. 1981) Cited 136 times
Reversing summary judgment where “evidence does not conclusively establish that no rational inference of negligence can be drawn under the circumstances of this case”
Saldana v. Globe-Weis Systems Co.
233 Cal.App.3d 1505 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991) Cited 96 times
In Saldana, the appellate court upheld the grant of summary judgment in favor of an employer who had attempted to make a press safer by replacing a manufacturer-supplied safety device with another safety device.
Preston v. Goldman
42 Cal.3d 108 (Cal. 1986) Cited 88 times
Finding that the alleged defect in the pond was obvious and thus the former owners' liability ended with their transfer of possession and control of the property to new owners, despite the allegation of former owners' negligence in constructing the pond
Martinez v. Bank of America
82 Cal.App.4th 883 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000) Cited 36 times
In Martinez, Bank of America purchased a residential property at a foreclosure sale and subsequently filed an unlawful detainer action when the occupants refused to vacate the premises.
Robison v. Six Flags Theme Parks Inc.
64 Cal.App.4th 1294 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998) Cited 27 times
Holding that two seconds is "too short a time to allow for reliable evasive action by an unsuspecting person seated at a picnic table, possibly with his or her back to the oncoming car."
Section 1714 - Responsibility injury occasioned by want of ordinary care or skill in management of property or person; firearms and ammunition not exempted
Cal. Civ. Code § 1714 Cited 1,354 times 17 Legal Analyses
Requiring all persons to use ordinary care to prevent injuries as the result of their conduct

Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company vs. Kelsey Walters

18 Cited authorities

Holding that to impose duty without requisite degree of foreseeability would force landlords to become insurers of public safety

Holding that Section 1714 superceded prior common-law negligence rules

Holding that directors of a corporation "are liable to third persons injured by their own tortious conduct. . . ."

Holding “courts should defer to the board's authority and presumed expertise” when it discharges its duty to repair a common area after a “reasonable investigation, in good faith and with regard for the best interests of the community association and its members”

Explaining firefighter's rule would not apply to a gasoline tank explosion which occurred independently of an electrical fire which was responsible for a fireman's presence at the house

Reversing summary judgment where “evidence does not conclusively establish that no rational inference of negligence can be drawn under the circumstances of this case”

In Saldana, the appellate court upheld the grant of summary judgment in favor of an employer who had attempted to make a press safer by replacing a manufacturer-supplied safety device with another safety device.

Finding that the alleged defect in the pond was obvious and thus the former owners' liability ended with their transfer of possession and control of the property to new owners, despite the allegation of former owners' negligence in constructing the pond

In Martinez, Bank of America purchased a residential property at a foreclosure sale and subsequently filed an unlawful detainer action when the occupants refused to vacate the premises.

Holding that two seconds is "too short a time to allow for reliable evasive action by an unsuspecting person seated at a picnic table, possibly with his or her back to the oncoming car."

Requiring all persons to use ordinary care to prevent injuries as the result of their conduct