Legal Opinion
Associated Indemnity Corp. v. Pacific Southwest Airlines
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 9, 1982No. Civ. 24254PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WORK, J.
Certain passengers were within the scope of their employment when killed in the crash of a Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) aircraft. Decedents left no dependents.
Associated Indemnity Corporation and American Insurance Company provided worker’s compensation insurance for the decedents’ employers, and sued PSA to recover $182,736.32 which they paid to the state pursuant to Labor Code section 4706.5, subdivision (a), 1 in lieu of benefits to dependents.
The trial court granted PSA’s motion for a partial summary judgment. The primary issue on appeal is whether the insurers have a…
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