Summers v. A. L. Gilbert Co.
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WISEMAN, J.
On March 12, 1993, a tragedy occurred which forever altered the lives of the Summers family. Jerry Lee Summers was driving his pickup track and became involved in an accident with a track pulling two trailers filled with com. Based on a series of events, the two trailers became detached and one tipped over onto Jerry’s track, burying it in corn. In a few short moments, a husband and father of two children was gone forever.
A wrongful death action was filed against multiple defendants alleging theories of liability based on nondelegable duty, negligent hiring and retention of…
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