How do courts interpret a specific intent to injure?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Torres v. Parkhouse Tire Service, Inc., 75 Cal.App.4th 1195, 89 Cal.Rptr.2d 790 (Cal. App. 1999):
refer to a specific intent to injure if it is to have any meaning. (Soares v. City of Oakland, supra, 9 Cal.App.4th at p. 1830, 12 Cal.Rptr.2d 405.) The court also regarded this holding as consistent with the exclusive remedy policy of the workers' compensation scheme. (Id. at p. 1828, 12 Cal. Rptr.2d 405.)
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