Appellate Practice,
Administrative/Regulatory
Jun. 22, 2017
Publish or perish: A labraddoodle and a fire in Santa Barbara
Who is responsible for a house fire that occurs when a dog is left alone with combustible dog food on a stovetop: the dog's owners or the stovetop manufacturers? An unpublished appellate opinion recently weighed in.
Daniel J. Herling
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Who is responsible for a house fire that occurs when a dog is left alone with combustible dog food on a stovetop: the dog's owners or the stovetop manufacturers? The Santa Barbara County Superior Court granted summary judgment in favor of Whirlpool Corporation, the manufacturer of the stovetop that was the source of a fire in the home of Sandra Richardson and Sandra Ruiz. The 2nd District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's...
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