Patton v. La Bree

60 Cal.2d 606 (1963)

BERNICE PATTON, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

CLINTON LA BREE et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

Dec. 13, 1963.

Coleman & Silverstein for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Smith & Wilson, Andrew V. Smith and A. Charles Wilson for Defendants and Respondents.

GIBSON, C. J.

The complaint in this action alleges that plaintiff took her automobile to defendant Friendly Rambler, Inc., to have it serviced and that she rode in it as a "passenger" while it was being serviced and was being driven by defendant La Bree, an employee of Friendly Rambler, Inc. [fn. 1] It is…