Johnston v. Long
30 Cal. 2d 54 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Cited by 1
Holding
The court held that an executor who, acting under court authorization pursuant to Probate Code section 572, continues a decedent’s business is personally liable for torts committed by employees in the course of that business, even if the executor is not personally at fault.
Statutes construed
- PROB § 572
Cited by (1)
- MANOUCHEHR GALDJIE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BARBARA KRAMAR DARWISH et al., Defendants and Appellants (2003) 113 Cal. App. 4th 1331