Jeld-Wen, Inc. v. Superior Court

Opinion

HUFFMAN, Acting P. J. —

In this wrongful death action arising from a motor vehicle collision, the decedent’s survivors, plaintiff Keener family, sued the other driver involved in the accident, his employer, and the company which had leased the driver’s truck to his employer (respectively, petitioners and defendants Hector Solis [employee], Jeld-Wen, Inc., doing business as Summit Window and Patio Door [employer], and Penske Trucking [owner]; sometimes collectively defendants). Defendants brought a motion for summary adjudication on the grounds that they were entitled to dismissal of the…