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ECKIS v. SEA WORLD CORP.

Docket No. 14458.

64 Cal.App.3d 1 (1976)

134 Cal. Rptr. 183

ANNE E. ECKIS, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SEA WORLD CORPORATION et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

November 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Jones, Tellam, Irving & Estes and Arthur W. Jones for Defendants and Appellants.

Linley, McDougal, Meloche & Murphy and Lynn R. McDougal for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

AULT, J.

Defendants Sea World and Kent Burgess have appealed from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding Anne E. Eckis $75,000 in compensatory damages.1 Plaintiff had sought both compensatory and punitive damages for personal injuries she sustained while riding "Shamu the Whale," framing her complaint on three theories: fraud, negligence, and liability for an animal with vicious or dangerous...

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