Legal Opinion
Strickland v. Foster
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 1985No. A023670PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, Acting P. J.
Plaintiff Magda Strickland appeals from a summary judgment in favor of defendant Robert Foster, in her action for damages for the wrongful death of her husband, Edwin Strickland (hereafter deceased).
The facts upon which the summary judgment was entered are not in dispute.
The deceased was a truck driver employed by defendant Robert Foster, who was in the business of furnishing trucks and drivers to others for compensation. He furnished a truck driven by the deceased to Logex Trucking Company, which exercised such a degree of control over the truck and driver, as…
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- Richardson v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
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