Legal Opinion
Langazo v. San Joaquin Light & Power Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 18, 1939No. Civ. 6071PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
This is an action brought to recover damages arising out of the death of Gilbert Langazo, the minor son of plaintiff. Judgment upon the verdict of the jury was entered against appellant in the sum of $15,400. Upon motion for new trial, the sum of $5,000 was remitted therefrom. The appeal is taken from the judgment.
On the afternoon of February 22, 1937, the deceased, Gilbert Langazo, while walking across a field near Mariposa, traversed by a power line of the appellant, San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation, met his death by electrocution from contact with a sagging portion of an…
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