Legal Opinion
Campbell v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1978No. L.A. 30540PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
This is an appeal by the defendants Southern Pacific Company (Southern Pacific) and White Motor Corporation (White) from a judgment following a jury verdict in an action for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff Ramon Campbell who was employed as a driver for Pacific Motor Trucking Company (PMT). On the night of May 18, 1969, *55Campbell was seriously injured during the course of his employment when a tractor he was operating fell off the side of a flatcar being loaded in the Southern Pacific railyard in Los Angeles. The jury returned a verdict of $487,230 against Southern…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Nestle v. City of Santa MonicaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
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