MATA v. PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.

No. A138568.

224 Cal.App.4th 309 (2014)

168 Cal. Rptr. 3d 568

AMPARO RIVERA MATA et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.

As modified March 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Peters for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Kenneth E. Lee ; Sedgwick, Gayle L. Gough , Kirk C. Jenkins and Kristie A. Tappan for Defendant and Respondent Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Nixon Peabody , Robert M. Blum and Aldo E. Ibarra for Defendant and Respondent The Davey Tree Expert Company.


OPINION

POLLAK, Acting P.J.

Plaintiffs are the heirs of Carlos Rivera Olvera (decedent) who, while trimming a redwood tree on September 18, 2007, was electrocuted by a high voltage power line of defendant Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Defendant The Davey Tree Expert Company is a vegetation preinspection contractor that contracted with PG&E to perform inspections to ensure that proper clearances were maintained between...

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