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Litigation

Jan. 29, 2000

Unforseeable Misfortune

Overturning a lower court decision, the California Supreme Court recently refused to impose liability on premises' owners, based on the nature of the property where the criminal attacks involved took place, absent evidence of prior similar incidents on the premises.

By Gregory E. Stone and Gregg S. Garfinkel
        Overturning a lower court decision, the California Supreme Court recently refused to impose liability on premises' owners, based on the nature of the property where the criminal attacks involved took place, absent evidence of prior similar incidents on the premises. (Sharon P. v. Arman, Ltd., 1999 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12615).<...

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