Legal Opinion
King v. Griffith Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 3, 1944No. Civ. 14377PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD (W. J.), J.
—Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for injuries which he received when he fell into a ditch at the reception center for evacuated Japanese at Manzanar, California. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence the court granted defendants’ motion for a nonsuit and plaintiff has appealed from the judgment entered thereafter.
The reception center at Manzanar in April, 1942, was being prepared as rapidly as possible by the United States Government for the reception of the Japanese who were being evacuated from the coastal areas. The general contractor for the work was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Funari v. Gravem-Inglis Baking Co.California Court of Appeal · 1940
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- Nagle v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
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