Rowland v. Christian Sup. Ct. Of Cal.,

69 Cal.2d 108, 443 P.2d 561, 70 Cal. Rptr. 97 (1968)

Facts

P was a social guest in D’s apartment. P asked to use the bathroom and was subsequently injured when a cracked handle of the cold-water faucet on the basin broke and severed tendons and nerves on his right hand. D knew for two weeks that the handle was cracked, had complained to the manager, but had not warned P. P sued for damages. The trial court granted summary judgment for D, following the rule that a licensee or social guest was obliged to take the premises as he or she found them, and the possessor of the premises owed a duty only to refrain from wanton or willful injury. P appealed.