RODRIGUEZ v. KLINE

Docket No. B012454.

186 Cal.App.3d 1145 (1986)

232 Cal. Rptr. 157

JESUS RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SAMUEL KLINE, Defendant and Appellant.

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

November 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Roper & Folino, Domenic Folino, Joseph L. Stark and Irving Glovin for Defendant and Appellant.

Richard M. Foster for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

GATES, J.

Defendant Samuel Kline appeals from the judgment awarding Jesus Rodriguez $99,000 for damages sustained in a traffic accident on October 23, 1979.

We are called upon to decide whether a person who is within this country illegally is entitled to be compensated for his personal injuries based upon his projected earning capacity in (1) the United States, or (2) the country of his lawful citizenship. We must...

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