Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Duggins Construction Co., Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 12, 2006No. D044470PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McINTYRE, J.
The principal issue presented in this case is whether an intentional tortfeasor is entitled to a reduction or apportionment of noneconomic damages under Proposition 51 (otherwise known as the Fair Responsibility Act of 1986 and codified at Civil Code sections 1431 to 1431.5). We answer this question in the negative.
William Thomas and Woodrow C. Taylor (the plaintiffs) sued Duggins Construction Company, Inc. (Duggins), and certain of its employees for injuries they sustained when the scissor lift it sold to their employer collapsed on a construction jobsite. A jury found in…
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