Jones v. Southern Pacific Co.

That the evidence shows, as a matter of law, that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence is the only point raised upon this appeal from a judgment, entered in favor of the plaintiff upon the verdict of a jury in the sum of one thousand dollars, as damages for personal injuries resulting to the plaintiff from a collision, occurring in the city of Oakland, between a taxicab, which the plaintiff was driving, and an electric train operated by the defendants.

Appellants concede, for the purposes of this appeal, that defendants were guilty of negligence, in that, on the night of, and at…