Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Lido Cafe
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 1, 1936No. Civ. 1394PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarnard, P. J.
This is an action for damages for the death of Harvey J. Stewart. A motion for a nonsuit having been denied the defendants rested without introducing evidence and moved for a directed verdict, which motion was denied as was also a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiff the defendants have appealed.
The appellants were operating a restaurant and bar in Bakersfield known as Lido Cafe, and the injuries which resulted in the death of Stewart were caused by his falling down a stairway on those premises on October 19, 1933. The Lido Cafe faces…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Means v. Southern California Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1904
- Schmidt v. BauerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
- Herzog v. HemphillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1907
- Bush v. Weed Lumber Co.California Court of Appeal · 1923
- Corbett v. SpanosCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1918
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Johnston v. De La Guerra Properties, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1946
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- Koppelman v. Ambassador Hotel Co.California Court of Appeal · 1939
- Gastine v. EwingCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
- Pierson v. Holly Sugar Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1951
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