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PEREZ v. VAN GRONINGEN & SONS, INC.

Docket No. S.F. 24882.

41 Cal.3d 962 (1986)

719 P.2d 676

227 Cal. Rptr. 106

MODESTO PEREZ, a Minor, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. VAN GRONINGEN & SONS, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

June 23, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

W.J. Cossette for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Mackenroth, Seley, Chaffin & Anwyl, Mackenroth, Seley & Anwyl and Claudia Robinson for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

REYNOSO, J.

When a tractor operator is performing his normal task of disking, but has invited an unauthorized rider onto the tractor, is he still acting within the scope of employment? The answer is "yes."

In this personal injury action, plaintiff Modesto Perez, the rider of the tractor, appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of defendant, Van Groningen & Sons, Inc. Perez contends that the trial...

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