Introduction to the Legal System of the United States 2016

Resource 9 . 3 . 6

6 minutes

Larson v. St. Francis Hotel

Maria Green

Another falling object case. And of course if pedestrians are constantly looking up to see whether objects are falling from the sky (oh, Chicken Little), then they're less likely to see obvious obstacles on the sidewalk.

District Court of Appeal of the State of California

83 Cal. App. 2d 210

Civ. No. 13573

1948-01-12

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