State of California (1983) 34 Cal.3d 18, 23, 192 Cal.Rptr. 233, 664 P.2d 137.) Essentially, no person has the duty to come to the aid of another person unless a “close relationship” exists between them, therefore he/she cannot be held reliable for failing to protect another. In the case of Dillon v. Legg (1968) 68 C.2d 728, 741, 69 C.R. 72, 441 P.2d 912, supra, §1008, is “[w]hether plaintiff and the victim were closely related, as contrasted with an absence of any relationship or the presence of only a distant relationship.” This guideline most often requires a close family relationship (for example: wife; husband or child), regardless of any alleged emotional
State of California (1983) 34 Cal.3d 18, 23, 192 Cal.Rptr. 233, 664 P.2d 137.) Essentially, no person has the duty to come to the aid of another person unless a “close relationship” exists between them, therefore he/she cannot be held reliable for failing to protect another. In the case of Dillon v. Legg (1968) 68 C.2d 728, 741, 69 C.R. 72, 441 P.2d 912, supra, §1008, is “[w]hether plaintiff and the victim were closely related, as contrasted with an absence of any relationship or the presence of only a distant relationship.” This guideline most often requires a close family relationship (for example: wife; husband or child), regardless of any alleged emotional