| United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. Britt | |
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| Submitted March 13, 1922 Decided March 27, 1922 | |
| Full case name | United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. Britt |
| Citations | 258U.S.268 (more) 42 S. Ct. 299; 66L. Ed. 615 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Kans.Gen.Stats., 1915, §7323, 7324 264 F.7d 5 (8th Cir.) |
| Holding | |
| Judgement reversed. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Holmes |
| Dissent | Clarke, joined by Taft, Day |
United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. Britt, 258 U.S. 268 (1922), was acase decided by theSupreme Court of the United States that limitedliability for landowners regarding injuries to childtrespassers.
The court held that a landowner was not liable under theattractive nuisance doctrine if the child had not been attracted to the land by the condition that injured him. This case has since been overturned.