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FRANCK v. POLARIS E-Z GO DIV. OF TEXTRON, INC.

Docket No. 22844.

157 Cal.App.3d 1107 (1984)

204 Cal. Rptr. 321

JAN ARIN FRANCK, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. POLARIS E-Z GO DIVISION OF TEXTRON, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

June 29, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Price, Burness, Price, Davis & Brown and Robert L. Davis for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Neil M. Levy, Leonard Sacks, Wylie A. Aitken, Harlan Arnold, Glen T. Bashore, Ray Bourhis, Richard D. Bridgman, Edwin Train Caldwell, Robert E. Cartwright, David S. Casey, Jr., Victoria J. De Goff, J. Nick DeMeo, Harry J. Delizonna, Douglas K. deVries, Paul A. Eisler, Sanford M. Gage, Allan F. Grossman, Ian Herzog, G. Dana Hobart, Stanley K. Jacobs, Harvey R. Levine, John C. McCarthy, Timothy W. Peach, Joseph Posner, Roberta Ritter, John M. Van Dyke, Arne Werchick and Stephen I. Zetterberg as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Toy & Coleman and John R. Toy for Defendant and Appellant.

OPINION

CARR, J.

In this appeal we consider an issue of first impression: the proper reduction of a damages award against a nonsettling tortfeasor under Code of Civil Procedure section 877 when plaintiff and other defendants agree to a structured settlement calling for future periodic payments.

Defendant Polaris E-Z Go Division of Textron, Inc., (Polaris) was found liable for injuries sustained by plaintiff while riding on...

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