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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Becker v. IRM Corp., 698 P.2d 116 (1985)

Citation
Becker v. IRM Corp., 698 P.2d 116 (1985)
Parent Document
Becker v. IRM Corp., 698 P.2d 116 (1985)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1985-04-29

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We find the cases relied upon by respondent unpersuasive. In both Tauber-Arons Auctioneers Co. v. Superior Court, supra, 101 Cal.App.3d 268, and LaRosa v. Superior Court (1981) 122 Cal.App.3d 741, [176 Cal.Rptr. 224] it was held that a dealer in used products acting merely as an agent for the seller or manufacturer, and who has no other connection with the product, cannot be held strictly liable in tort for its defective condition. In contrast, here respondent played no such random and accidental role in the marketing of the untempered glass shower doors; rather, it directly provided the product to tenants for their use, thus actively entering the marketing enterprise for that product.