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STURGEON v. CURNUTT

Docket No. C018134.

29 Cal.App.4th 301 (1994)

34 Cal. Rptr.2d 498

LISA STURGEON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HUGH H. CURNUTT et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

October 17, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

David Allen and Donald R. Aron for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Stockdale & Peckham and John P. Hallissy for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

NICHOLSON, J.

The owners of a house rented to a tenant they knew had a drinking problem and kept firearms in the rented dwelling. While under the influence of alcohol, the tenant accidentally shot a visitor. We hold the landlords did not owe a duty of care to the visitor because the injury was not foreseeable.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

On February 8, 1992, plaintiff Lisa Sturgeon visited a friend's home. Sturgeon...

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