Logan v. Masters

Opinion

PARAS, J.

Defendant appeals from money judgments entered in favor of plaintiffs on their complaints for personal injuries. The cases were tried together and we have consolidated them on our own motion.

The underlying facts are not in dispute. Plaintiffs were defendant’s employees in a logging operation in Trinity County; they were injured in separate incidents on the same day and brought separate suits in superior court. Defendant did not maintain workers’ compensation insurance; in such cases an action at law is authorized by Labor Code section 3706.

The sole issue on appeal is the trial…