Legal Opinion
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Morse
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 17, 1970No. Civ. 12065PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FRIEDMAN, Acting P. J.
In 1964 Bacoccini and Morse were co-employees of the Flintkote Company. Morse was operating a crane near a Pacific Gas and Electric Company power line. The crane boom contacted the power line, causing Bacoccini electrical shock and severe injuries. He sued Pacific Gas and Electric Company for damages and the latter settled for $450,000. In the present action Pacific Gas and. Electric Company sues Morse, the coemployee, alleging that he was actively negligent; alleging that Pacific Gas and Electric was at most passively negligent; seeking a money judgment on the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. G. W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co.California Supreme Court · 1968
- Witt v. JacksonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- San Francisco Unified School District v. California Building Maintenance Co.California Court of Appeal · 1958
- De Cruz v. ReidCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Saala v. McFarlandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by26 opinions
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