COLE v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Docket No. 9786.

11 Cal.App.3d 671 (1970)

90 Cal. Rptr. 74

PATRICIA LUCILLE COLE et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants and Respondents.

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

September 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Richard M. Hawkins for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Harry S. Fenton, Richard G. Rypinski, Robert L. Smith, Sherman E. Hollingsworth, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, Gerald S. Davee, Thompson & Colegate, Robert Coppo and Frederick J. Lower, Jr., for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

BROWN (Gerald), P.J.

Plaintiffs, surviving widows and children of two deceased State employees, appeal a judgment of nonsuit in favor of all defendants entered after their counsel made his opening statement at the trial of their wrongful death action.

On October 18, 1966, about 8 a.m., plaintiffs' deceaseds were passengers in a state-owned car driven by another State employee, John Gilmore, on their way to a job location...

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