Legal Opinion

People v. Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.

Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California

Decided August 1, 1975No. Crim. A. No. 13179PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MARSHALL, J.

Defendants Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company (hereinafter Lockheed), Loren G. Savage, and Otha G. Ree, Jr., appeal from convictions on several counts of misdemeanor violations of safety provisions of the California Labor Code.

Charges against the defendants arose out of a flash fire on June 23, 1971, and an explosion on June 24, 1971, during the construction of the San Fernando Tunnel near Sylmar, California, in which 17 persons were killed (16 employees of Lockheed, and 1 employee of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (hereinafter M.W.D.))…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Bertero v. National General Corp.California Supreme Court · 1974
  4. People v. SchaderCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  5. In Re CreglerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. MehserleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
  2. People v. ArdoinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
  3. People v. Lockheed Shipbuilding & Constr. Co.Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California · 1977
  4. People v. RoehlerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
  5. People v. RoehlerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985

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