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Dickson v. Southern California Edison Co.

California Court of Appeal

Decided October 11, 1955No. Civ. 20788PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDrapeau, J.

Plaintiff in this ease was a journeyman lineman. He suffered injuries when a pole-carrying truck he was unloading suddenly moved backwards downhill. He secured a jury’s verdict for $17,000, against the owner of the truck, Southern California Edison Company.

Plaintiff was employed by Stone and Webster Engineering Company. It was his duty to drive and to unload the truck. Some 20 months before the accident the truck had been rented by Stone and Webster from Edison Company.

Edison made repairs to the truck before it was delivered to Stone and Webster, and checked the brakes and gears. The…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Baugh v. RogersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  2. McDonald v. Shell Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Benton v. SlossCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
  4. McNeal v. GreenbergCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  5. Jones v. Hartman Bev. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1946

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Arriaga v. CitiCapital Commercial Corp.California Court of Appeal · 2008
  2. Ellison v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  3. Benson v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1957
  4. State Ex Rel. Industrial Commission v. Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1966
  5. Rigby v. Suburban Rendco, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1982

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