Farley

Statement of the Case

Appellants, the surviving parents and grandfather of deceased minor Michael Farley, appeal from the judgment entered following the granting of respondent El Tejón Unified School District’s motion for summary judgment.

Richard and Carla Farley stated a cause of action for wrongful death specifically alleging that respondent “negligently and carelessly owned, rented, leased, bailed, operated, controlled, maintained, repaired, supervised and entrusted a school bus upon which El Tejón Unified School District Student Michael Farley, deceased, age at time of death 7 years, was a passenger so as to disembark Michael Farley, deceased, on the west side of Lebec Road without signalling the red school bus flashers, and other acts and omissions, thus allowing another motor vehicle to strike and injure Michael Farley, deceased, as he crossed from the west side to east side of Lebec Road.”

Gordon Farley stated a separate cause of action for negligent infliction of emotional distress resulting from “witnessing the severe and fatal injuries sustained by his grandson, . . .”

The issue on appeal is whether the court erred in determining no triable issues of…