California Supreme Court· 6/23/1986
Perez v. Van Groningen & Sons, Inc.
Citations
- 719 P.2d 676
- 41 Cal. 3d 962
- 227 Cal. Rptr. 106
- 1986 Cal. LEXIS 185
How courts have described this case
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- holding jury entitled to determine whether defendant was negligent when he asked plaintiff nephew to accompany him on one-seat tractor, from which plaintiff fell and sustained injury
- holding \an employer is 4 vicariously liable for his employee's torts committed within the scope of the 5 employment\
- “In some respects, the rationale underlying re-spondeat superior is similar to that underlying the Workers’ Compensation Act.”
- employer liable for employee’s negligence even when employee violated express company rule
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Judges: Reynoso, Lucas
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