Yaeger v. Southern California Railway Co.
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from Superior Court, Orange County; J. W. Towner, Judge. Action by Jacob Yaeger against the Southern California Railway Company for damages for personal injuries. Verdict for defendant. Plaintiff appeals from order denying motion for new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
CHIPMAN, C.
Action for damages alleged to have resulted from a collision on defendant’s railroad at the station of Orange. The cause was tried by a jury, and defendant had the verdict. Plaintiff appeals from the order denying motion for a new trial, and on a statement of the case. The complaint alleges that, while plaintiff was a passenger on the car of defendant, a collision occurred at said station, ‘ ‘ caused by the negligence of the defendant and its servants; that plaintiff was, through the shock of said collision, thrown against a partition and seat in said car with great force and…
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