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DICKSON v. SOUTHERN CAL. EDISON CO.

Docket No. 20788.

136 Cal.App.2d 85 (1955)

288 P.2d 310

VERL L. DICKSON, Respondent, v. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, LTD. (a Corporation), Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

October 11, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Belcher, Kearney & Fargo and William F. Clements for Appellant.

Macbeth & Ford, Patrick H. Ford and Moira D. Ford for Respondent.

DRAPEAU, J.

Plaintiff in this case was a journeyman lineman. He suffered injuries when a pole-carrying truck he was unloading suddenly moved backwards downhill. He secured a jury's verdict for $17,000, against the owner of the truck, Southern California Edison Company.

Plaintiff was employed by Stone and Webster Engineering Company. It was his duty to drive and to unload the truck. Some 20 months before the accident the truck had been rented by Stone and Webster...

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