DEPEW v. CROCODILE ENTERPRISES, INC.

Docket No. B109565.

63 Cal.App.4th 480 (1998)

LUCY L. DEPEW et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CROCODILE ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

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

April 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Julius S. Grush for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Early, Maslach, Price & Baukol, Kemp Richardson, Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Irving H. Greines, Feris M. Greenberger and Jennifer L. King for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

MASTERSON, J.

While driving home from work, one of defendant's employees fell asleep and rear-ended another vehicle, killing its driver. The heirs of the deceased driver brought this action against the employer, alleging that it had acted negligently by subjecting the employee to excessive work hours and then allowing him to drive home in a state of exhaustion. The trial court granted summary judgment for the employer. We...

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