Legal Opinion
Parks v. Atwood Crop Dusters, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 5, 1953No. Civ. 4635PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMussell, J.
This is an action for damages caused by a crop-dusting operation conducted by defendants. On September 18, 1950, defendant Robert Pelletier employed defendant Atwood Crop Dusters, Inc. to spread a defoliant (aereo eyanamide dust) on Ms 165-acre cotton field in Kern County. Defendant Tom Jameson was the pilot who spread the defoliant by airplane and James French, another employee of Atwood Crop Dusters, Inc., was in charge of the work. Pelletier’s cotton crop was mature and ready for defoliate for harvest and the purpose of defoliating it was to remove the leaves from the cotton plants so that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wolfsen v. HathawayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
- Miles v. A. Arena & Co.California Court of Appeal · 1937
- Jaeger v. ChapmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- Dutra v. CabralCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
- McMahon v. MarshallCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
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