Legal Opinion
Cislaw v. Southland Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 25, 1992No. G010240PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SONENSHINE, J.
Ronald and Carole Cislaw appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of The Southland Corporation in this action arising out of the alleged wrongful death of their son, Timothy. The Cislaws contend the court erred in deciding Southland was not vicariously liable for the sale of clove cigarettes from a franchised 7-Eleven store. They argue the evidence gave rise to conflicting inferences, requiring a jury determination of employment, agency, partnership and joint venture issues.
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Timothy Cislaw, 17 years old, died of respiratory failure on May 10,1984. His parents filed…
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