Legal Opinion
Cummings v. Morez
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 26, 1974No. Civ. 42965PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HANSON, J.
Introduction
This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a judgment in favor of defendant William G. Morez, as special administrator of the estate of Percy Thornton, deceased, in a personal injury and wrongful death action arising out of a motor vehicle accident.
The Case
On June 13, 1970, a vehicle, owned and operated by Percy Thornton and in which Nellie Cummings, Lois Campbell and Eller Smith were riding, struck a guardrail and ran practically head-on into a bridge abutment, killing the driver Thornton and occupants Campbell and Smith and injuring Cummings.
On June 11, 1971, Nellie…
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