Legal Opinion
Dompeling v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 8, 1981No. Civ. 5871PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HANSON (P. D.), J.
On February 14, 1977, in the fog, petitioner Richard Dompeling was driving a Peterbilt truck on Faith Home Road at a speed of about 40 miles an hour 1 when he came upon a Chatom Union School District (Chatom) bus stopped partially off the road.
There is disagreement as to whether the lights and turn signal of the bus were on. In his deposition, Richard Dompeling stated that he tried to miss the bus and did not see plaintiff Robert R. Weichert’s (Wei-chert) Honda Civic automobile until he swerved. The truck hit the small car and plaintiff, then 24 years old, was injured…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by42 opinions
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