Does a business establishment incur liability for wrongful death if it denies use of its telephone to a good samaritan who wishes to call the police?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Heitzman, 18 Cal.App.4th 1400, 23 Cal.Rptr.2d 199 (Cal. App. 1993):
5 In Soldano the Court of Appeal answered the following question in the affirmative: "Does a business establishment incur liability for wrongful death if it denies use of its telephone to a good samaritan who explains [there is] an emergency situation occurring without [the premises] and wishes to call the police?" (Soldano v. O'Daniels, supra, 141 Cal.App.3d at p. 445, 190 Cal.Rptr. 310.)
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