Legal Opinion
Allen v. Toledo
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 20, 1980No. Civ. 18902PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN (Gerald), P. J.
On November 13, 1975, 19-year-old Stephen Toledo smashed his father’s pick-up truck into Charlene Allen’s Volkswagen “Thing” which was pulling out of the driveway of a convenience store, killing Charlene. Her four minor children sued Stephen and his father Robert Toledo for her wrongful death. The cause of action against Robert was for negligently entrusting Stephen with his truck when he knew, or should have known, Stephen was a reckless driver.
The jury returned a general verdict of $200,000 against Stephen and Robert. The jury also answered special…
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