MERRITT v. J.A. STAFFORD CO.

Docket No. L.A. 29545.

68 Cal.2d 619 (1968)

440 P.2d 927

68 Cal. Rptr. 447

DEWEY MERRITT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. J.A. STAFFORD COMPANY et al., Defendants and Respondents; STUYVESANT INSURANCE COMPANY, Surety and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wild, Christensen, Barnard & Wild, Magana, Olney, Levy, Cathcart & Gelfand, Magana, Olney, Levy & Cathcart and Ellis J. Horvitz for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Anderson, McPharlin & Conners, Peter R. Regal and Henry F. Walker for Surety and Respondent.

No appearance for Defendants and Respondents.


PETERS, J.

Dewey Merritt has appealed from an order denying his motion for judgment on an appeal bond.

Merritt recovered judgment against the J.A. Stafford Company, a corporation, and one of its employees for $434,441.68 for personal injuries suffered in a truck accident, and Merritt's employer recovered judgment for $21,255.93 against Stafford and its employee for property damage.1

Stafford and its employee filed a notice...

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