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CRONIN v. J.B.E. OLSON CORP.

Docket No. Sac. 7913.

8 Cal.3d 121 (1972)

501 P.2d 1153

104 Cal. Rptr. 433

WILLIAM CRONIN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. J.B.E. OLSON CORPORATION, Defendant and Appellant; STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, Intervener and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

October 17, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Mayall, Hurley, Knutsen, Smith & Green and C.D. Knutsen for Defendant and Appellant.

Hulsey, Beus & Wilson and Roger D. Hulsey for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Robert E. Cartwright, Edward I. Pollock, Theodore A. Horn, Marvin E. Lewis, William H. Lally, Thomas T. Anderson, Joseph W. Cotchett and Leonard Sacks as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.

T. Groezinger, Loton Wells and Herbert Lasky for Intervener and Respondent.

OPINION

SULLIVAN, J.

In this products liability case, the principal question which we face is whether the injured plaintiff seeking recovery upon the theory of strict liability in tort must establish, among other facts, not only that the product contained a defect which proximately caused his injuries but also that such defective condition made the product unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer. We have concluded that he need...

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