Legal Opinion
Leung v. Chinese Six Companies
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 14, 1992No. A048926PublishedCited by 4 opinions
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLINE, P. J.
This appeal and cross appeal arise from a wrongful death action brought under Labor Code section 3706. Defendant and appellant contends the trial court erred in granting respondents’ motion for a directed verdict and in applying a penalty provision of the Labor Code to the judgment. On cross-appeal, respondents 1 contend the trial court erred in computing the amount of attorney fees and the amount of the statutory penalty.
Statement of the Case
On January 17,1989, respondents Pauline S. K. and Francis Leung filed a complaint for damages under Labor Code section 3706 2 for the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Knopfer v. FlournoyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Strickland v. FosterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
- State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- Logan v. MastersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
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