State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Dalton

In an action to recover damages for wrongful death the plaintiff recovered a judgment against the defendant John J. Dalton and the latter has appealed. Other defendants were named in the complaint but they were not served and no judgment was rendered against them.

Prior to the 27th day of February, 1933, the county of Alameda was doing certain roadwork on a road leading from the eastern side of Berkeley toward the top of Grizzly Peak. It had many men employed and it was operating a number of trucks. John J. Dalton was the owner of a certain Bethlehem truck and he was employed by Mr. Wilhelm,…