Legal Opinion
Schreefel v. Okuly
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 26, 1983No. Civ. 22789PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COLOGNE, J.
Phillip Carel Schreefel appeals the judgment rendered in his favor, contending the jury was not allowed to consider punitive damages for alleged wilful misconduct, and Joseph William Okuly and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (jointly, Railroad) cross-appeal, contending admiralty law should not have been applied to allow the claim of Schreefel’s employer, National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), for contribution toward benefits paid to the employee.
*821Schreefel, a maritime employee of NASSCO, was injured when his car was struck by a train operated by…
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