Legal Opinion
Rodkey v. City of Escondido
California Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1937No. L. A. 16099PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShenk, J.
The plaintiff sued the City of Escondido for damages for personal injuries. She was bounced from the back seat to the top of a sedan automobile in which she was riding and suffered an injury to her back. The jolt to the vehicle occurred while it was being driven in the daytime over a surface storm drain at the intersection of Fig Street and Grand Avenue in said city, on December 26, 1934.
The trial court found that the maintenance by the city of the storm drain was negligence which was the proximate cause of the injury and entered judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $5,547.50. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Nicholson v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Beeson v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- Uttley v. City of Santa AnaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
- Brooks v. City of MontereyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
- Waldorf v. City of AlhambraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
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3Cited by21 opinions
- George v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
- Hawk v. City of Newport BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Demmer v. City of EurekaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
- Callahan v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
- Wilkes v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
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