United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. Britt

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.

United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. Britt
Supreme Court of the United States
Submitted March 13, 1922 Decided March 27, 1922
Full case name	United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. Britt
Citations	258 U.S. 268 (more) 42 S. Ct. 299; 66 L. Ed. 615
Case history
Prior	Kans.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
Majority	Holmes
Dissent	Clarke, joined by Taft, Day

Holding

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.

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 258

External links

• Text of United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. Britt, 258 U.S. 268 (1922) is available from: Justia Library of Congress