MERRITT v. RESERVE INS. CO.

Docket No. 39703.

34 Cal.App.3d 858 (1973)

110 Cal. Rptr. 511

DEWEY MERRITT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. RESERVE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

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

October 29, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Lascher & Rader and Edward L. Lascher for Defendant and Appellant.

Magana & Cathcart, William M. Thon, Ellis J. Horvitz and Arthur E. Schwimmer for Plaintiff and Appellant.


OPINION

FLEMING, J.

In 1961 a truck driven by Merritt and owned by Sterling Transit collided with a truck driven by Bernal and owned by J.A. Stafford Co., a California corporation. Merritt sued Bernal and Stafford Co. for personal injuries, and Sterling Transit sued them for property damages. In 1964 judgment was obtained by Merritt for $434,000 and by Sterling Transit for $21,000, and this judgment was affirmed on appeal in 1965...

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