Legal Opinion
Sparks v. L. D. Folsom Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 18, 1963No. Civ. 21028PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.
In this action by parents for the wrongful death of their son while working on a construction job, the sole question before us is whether the trial court’s determination that the decedent was an independent contractor rather than an employee of the defendant is properly supported by the law and the evidence. We have concluded that it is and that the judgment in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendant in the sum of $17,388.40 should be affirmed.
During August 1961 the defendant L. D. Folsom, Inc., was engaged in certain construction work for the Federal Aviation Agency on Anderson…
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