Castro v. Budget Rent-A-Car System, Inc.

Opinion

MOSK, J.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Mario Castro (Castro), 1 a California resident, sustained physical injuries in a traffic collision in Alabama allegedly caused by an overturned truck owned by defendant and respondent Budget Rent-A-Car System, Inc. (Budget). 2 Prior to the accident, Budget had leased the truck that overturned to defendant Carlos Diaz, doing business as Carlos Diaz Fresh Produce (Diaz). At the time of the accident, Diaz’s employee, defendant Jose Lopez (Lopez), was driving Budget’s leased truck while allegedly intoxicated.

Plaintiffs sued Budget and others in California…