Legal Opinion
Smith v. Trapp
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 31, 1967No. Civ. 8242PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKerrigan, J.
An action for wrongful death was initiated against defendant Otto John Trapp by plaintiffs Mildred Smith and Eobert J. Smith for the wrongful death of Charles Smith. The plaintiff, Mildred Smith, is the widow of the decedent, and the plaintiff, Eobert J. Smith, is the father of the deceased. The decedent was employed by E. J. Noble Company, and the death occurred while the decedent was acting within the course and scope of his employment with such firm. The defendant Trapp, in backing a dump truck filled with asphalt, ran over the decedent who was positioned behind the truck.
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