California Court of Appeal

Where fact issues existed as to 1) a contractor's misrepresentations about license status and 2) a homeowner's reliance on same, an injured worker may not have been an "employee" of the homeowner under Labor Code section 2750.5; OSHA regulations may apply to homeowners in the context of tree-trimming for non-commercial, personal benefit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/13/2002
• Published 05/13/2002

Judges

• WOODS, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Homampour & Associates and Arash Homampour, Beverly Hills, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Wait & Childs and James W. Colfer, Covina, for Defendants and Respondents.