Peterson v. Superior Court, 899 P.2d 905 (1995)

Citation: Peterson v. Superior Court, 899 P.2d 905 (1995)
Parent Document: Peterson v. Superior Court, 899 P.2d 905 (1995)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 1995-08-21
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1360581/peterson-v-superior-court/ ↗

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In the present case, for example, plaintiff’s products liability claim is premised upon the assertion that the bathtub in her hotel room was defective because its surface was too slippery. But a hotel owner is not a part of the chain of distribution of a bathtub that is installed in a hotel room, just as a restaurant owner is not the equivalent of a retailer of toilets simply because the restaurant provides restroom facilities to its patrons, and just as an owner of a business is not the equivalent of a retailer of ceiling fans simply because one is installed on the premises to promote the comfort of customers of the business. In such circumstances, the bathtub, toilets, and ceiling fans left the stream of commerce when they were purchased and installed in the premises of the various businesses. The mere circumstance that it was contemplated customers of these businesses would use the products in question or be benefited by them does not transform the owners of the businesses into the *1200

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