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United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. Britt

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United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. Britt
Submitted March 13, 1922
Decided March 27, 1922
Full case nameUnited Zinc & Chemical Co. v. Britt
Citations258 U.S. 268 (more)
42 S. Ct. 299; 66 L. Ed. 615
Case history
PriorKans.Gen.Stats., 1915, §7323, 7324
264 F.7d 5 (8th Cir.)
Holding
Judgement reversed.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William H. Taft
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day · Willis Van Devanter
Mahlon Pitney · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · John H. Clarke
Case opinions
MajorityHolmes
DissentClarke, joined by Taft, Day

United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. Britt, 258 U.S. 268 (1922), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that limited liability for landowners regarding injuries to child trespassers.

Holding

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The court held that a landowner was not liable under the attractive nuisance doctrine if the child had not been attracted to the land by the condition that injured him. This case has since been overturned.

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