Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court
Aug. 28, 2020
Dispatched to check on 911 call, injured couple can’t collect damages
A couple who were severely injured by a double-murderer when they checked on neighbor at a Trinity County sheriff’s officer’s behest can only get workers’ compensation.
A middle-aged couple who were brutally attacked when they stumbled upon a double homicide at their neighbor's residence after a sheriff's officer asked them to perform a welfare check are only entitled to a workers' compensation payout, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The 36-page majority opinion authored by Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuellar found that ...
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