PRINCE v. PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.

No. S149344.

45 Cal.4th 1151 (2009)

EVE PRINCE, Cross-complainant and Appellant, v. PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross-defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

March 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, Charles A. Bird, Peter H. Klee; Rankin, Landsness, Lahde, Serverian & Stock, Jon A. Heaberlin and Bernard P. Lahde for Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Frederick D. Baker and Steven P. Burke for Cross-defendant and Respondent.

Fred J. Hiestand for The Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Cross-defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

BAXTER, J.

Joshua Jackson suffered serious injuries when he attempted to dislodge a kite from a power line maintained by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) on the property of Eve Prince. The parties do not dispute that PG&E is immune from direct liability to Jackson under Civil Code1 section 846, which provides with certain exceptions that a property owner "owes no duty of care to...

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