California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Weirum v. RKO General, Inc., 123 Cal.Rptr. 468, 15 Cal.3d 40, 539 P.2d 36 (Cal. 1975):
While duty is a question of law, foreseeability is a question of fact for the jury. (Wright v. Arcade School Dist. (1964) 230 Cal.App.2d 272, 277, 40 Cal.Rptr. 812.) The verdict in plaintiffs' favor here necessarily embraced a finding that decedent was exposed to a foreseeable risk of harm. It is elementary that our review of this finding is limited to the determination
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