PURTON v. MARRIOTT INTERNAT., INC.

No. D060475.

218 Cal.App.4th 499 (2013)

159 Cal. Rptr. 3d 912

ALAN PURTON et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

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

July 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mardirossian & Associates, Garo Mardirossian , Armen K. Akaragian ; Law Offices of Eran Lagstein, Eran Lagstein , Dimitrios N. Theofilopoulos ; The Ehrlich Law Firm and Jeffrey I. Ehrlich for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Brady, Vorwerck, Ryder & Caspino, Robert B. Ryder and Ravi Sudan for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

McINTYRE, J.

In this case, an employee consumed alcoholic beverages at an employer hosted party and became intoxicated. The employee arrived home safely but then left to drive a coworker home. During that drive, the employee struck another car, killing its driver. The trial court granted summary judgment for the employer on the ground the employer's potential liability under the doctrine of respondeat superior ended when the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases