Legal Opinion
Jurd v. Pacific Indemnity Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided May 17, 1962No. Sac. 7155PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooling, J.
Plaintiff Jurd was injured on August 6, 1950, when he was struck by a jeep owned by the Tuba City Union High School District and being then operated by its employee Ed Johnson. The accident occurred in the course of a deer hunting expedition. Plaintiff brought suit against both the school district and Johnson. The trial court specifically found that Johnson was negligent but that he was not acting within the course and scope of his employment. Accordingly, judgment was entered in favor of the school district and against Johnson only.
The judgment against Johnson was never satisfied and so…
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