Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 12, 1993No. C013093PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SIMS, Acting P. J.
Plaintiffs Frances Marie Jackson, individually and as special administrator, etc., et al., appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendant Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. (Ryder) in plaintiffs’ lawsuit for wrongful death. We shall reverse the summary judgment.
Factual and Procedural Background
A. Facts.
Stated most favorably to plaintiffs, evidence adduced upon the motion for summary judgment showed the following:
The decedent, Loren Jackson, was an employee of S. B. Thomas Company (Thomas). On August 26, 1985, he was working as a relief driver servicing Thomas customers in…
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