Legal Opinion
Helling v. Lew
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 31, 1972No. Civ. 28703PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOLINARI, P. J.
Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendants in an action for damages for wrongful death.
The decedent, Donald C. Helling, was injured in an automobile accident when the car he was driving was struck by one driven by Keith Hickson and owned by Eric Hollomby. Following the accident Helling was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Needles owned and operated by the City of Needles. At the hospital Helling was treated by Dr. D. L. Richardson. Helling died the next day. His widow and minor children brought the instant action against Hollomby and Hickson’s…
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