Legal Opinion
Carden v. Otto
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 13, 1974No. Civ. 42080PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COMPTON, J.
Andrew J. Carden (plaintiff) was employed by Unigas, Inc. (employer) as a truck driver. Employer is a supplier of propane gas and plaintiff’s duties required him to drive a tank truck to the premises of the employer’s customers and transfer the propane gas from the truck to the customer’s storage tank. Otto’s Ranch (defendant) was one such customer.
On July 12, 1966, plaintiff was operating a truck which employer had acquired Only a day or so before. In the course of discharging a supply of gas at defendant’s premises a mishap occurred in which gas escaped from the hose, a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Witt v. JacksonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Zaragosa v. CravenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
- Crumpler v. Board of AdministrationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Greif v. DulleaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.California Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Richard L. Zaldivar v. City of Los Angeles, and Margaret Salazar, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- County of San Diego v. Sanfax Corp.California Supreme Court · 1977
- Marrujo v. HuntCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- C.J.L. Construction, Inc. v. Universal PlumbingCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
- O'DELL v. Freightliner Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1992
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