Cross v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of dismissal, predicated upon the sustaining of a demurrer to their complaint in an action to recover damages for the wrongful death of their father.

Facts: The complaint alleged that in February 1956 George Cross was electrocuted as the result of a contact with an electrical line maintained by defendant Pacific Gas and Electric Company (hereinafter referred to as “defendant”). He was survived by his widow and three minor children.

In November 1961 plaintiffs, decedent’s minor children, brought this action through their guardian ad litem, (their mother),…