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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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[3] In fact, as noted in Kasel v. Remington Arms Co. [1972] 24 Cal. App.3d 711, 724 [101 Cal. Rptr. 314]: "The following entities besides the manufacturer, obviously the principal one, have been found to be integral components of the particular enterprise responsible for placing alleged defective products on the market: a lessor (McClaflin v. Bayshore Equipment Rental Co., 274 Cal. App.2d 446 ... [stepladder] and Price v. Shell Oil Co., 2 Cal.3d 245 ... [gasoline truck]); a developer (Kriegler v. Eichler Homes, Inc., 269 Cal. App.2d 224 ... [a builder engaged in mass tract development of homes]); a licensee (Garcia v. Halsett, 3 Cal. App.3d 319 ... [a launderette owner who was said to have licensed the use of a washing machine to plaintiff]); a retailer (Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co., supra, 61 Cal.2d 256 [retailer of a defective automobile]); and a wholesale-retail distributor (Barth v. B.F. Goodrich Tire Co., 265 Cal. App.2d 228 ... [who merely distributed tires from his stock on order of the manufacturer])."