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Hahn V. Superior Court: Failing To Take The Doctrine Of Strict Premises Liability To Its Logical Conclusion, Raquel Maria Prieguez

San Diego Law Review

This Casenote questions the holding in Hahn v. Superior Court, decided by the California Court of Appeals in 1991. In Hahn, the Court of Appeals refused to extend the doctrine of strict liability to the owner of a shopping mall based on a defective commercial establishment. The Casenote argues that the development of the doctrine of strict premises liability was arrested prematurely by the courts in California due to their effort to curb the tide of plaintiff compensation. The author argues that defective commercial establishments place the public in as much risk of harm as manufacturers of defective products. The …