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MENCHACA v. HELMS BAKERIES, INC.

Docket No. L.A. 29540.

68 Cal.2d 535 (1968)

439 P.2d 903

67 Cal. Rptr. 773

RICHARD MENCHACA et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. HELMS BAKERIES, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

April 30, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence William Steinberg and Martin Sosin for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

George A. Kuittinen and Jean Wunderlich for Defendant and Respondent.

TOBRINER, J.

This is an action by plaintiffs Richard and Barbara Menchaca for damages resulting from the wrongful death of their 22-month-old son, Richard Menchaca. Jr., who was killed when run over by a bakery truck operated by an employee of defendant Helms Bakeries. Helms denied its negligence and asserted the contributory negligence of the child's mother, Barbara Menchaca. The trial resulted in a jury verdict for defendant...

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