Lichtman v. Siemens Industry Inc.

After plaintiffs' vehicle entered into a dark intersection and was struck by another car, they filed a negligence suit against the entity responsible for maintaining the battery backup unit for the traffic signal that was out. The Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's grant of summary judgment for defendant, holding that whether the duty question was analyzed under either Biakanja v. Irving, (1958) 49 Cal.2d 647, or Rest.2d Torts, 324A criteria, defendant failed to establish as a matter of law the absence of a duty to plaintiffs. View "Lichtman v. Siemens Industry Inc." on Justia Law