Legal Opinion
Valdez v. Smith
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 10, 1985No. F002165PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BEST, J.
Plaintiff, Hector Gonzales Valdez, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of defendants, Paul Howard Smith and West Transportation, Inc. The issue presented is whether plaintiff’s action is barred by the one-action rule under Code of Civil Procedure section 377.
Factual Statement
On August 27, 1972, Jose Ruben Gonzales was killed in a multiple vehicle accident on Interstate 5 in Kern County. His widow, Luz Rebeca Gonzales, on behalf of herself and as guardian ad litem of the four minor children of her marriage to the decedent, brought an action for wrongful death (action No.…
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