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
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1172788/becker-v-irm-corp/ ↗

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The potential liability of producers of residences was addressed in Kriegler v. Eichler Homes, Inc. (1969) 269 Cal. App.2d 224 [74 Cal. Rptr. 749], a case cited with approval in Price, supra, (2 Cal.3d at p. 251, fn. 6), for the proposition that manufacturers placing products on the market, including mass producers of homes, should be held strictly liable for defects in their products. The Kriegler court concluded that "there are no meaningful distinctions between Eichler's mass production and sale of homes and the mass production and sale of automobiles and that the pertinent overriding policy considerations are the same." (269 Cal. App.2d at p. 227; see Del Mar Beach Club Owners Assn. v. Imperial Contracting Co. (1981) 123 Cal. App.3d 898, 911-912 [176 Cal. Rptr. 886, 25 A.L.R.4th 336].) Kriegler's holding rested on the identification of Eichler as essentially a "manufacturer *481 of homes," a situation undeniably very different from the one present here. IRM Corporation purchased an already "produced" and used property.

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