Patricia R. v. George Sullivan

On February 20, 1974, two-year old Kristie R. received serious burns on her face neck and shoulders, apparently from the electric baseboard heater in her bedroom. Her mother, Patricia R., brought suit in superior court on her own and on Kristies behalf against the owners of their apartment building, George Sullivan, Owen Bartlett and James O. Campbell. The landlords later named the manufacturer of the heater, Raywall, as a third-party defendant. The plaintiffs then amended their complaint to seek damages from Raywall, as well as from the landlords. After a trial the jury returned special verdicts in favor of the landlords and Raywall.