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MESLER v. BRAGG MANAGEMENT CO.

Docket No. L.A. 31996.

39 Cal.3d 290 (1985)

702 P.2d 601

216 Cal. Rptr. 443

WESLEY G. MESLER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BRAGG MANAGEMENT COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

August 1, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Wylie A. Aitken and John C. Adams III for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Pray, Price, Williams & Russell and Jay H. Picking for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

MOSK, J.

We consider whether a plaintiff may pursue a tort action against a parent corporation on the theory that it is the alter ego of its subsidiary, the alleged tortfeasor, after entering into a settlement and release agreement with the subsidiary. At issue is the applicability of Code of Civil Procedure section 877,1 which abrogates the common law rule that settlement

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