Paris v. Los Angeles Railway Corp.

This is an appeal by defendant in an action for damages for personal injuries wherein plaintiff recovered judgment.

A jury trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff. Motions for a nonsuit and a directed verdict during the course of the trial were denied. A motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was also denied. Following an unsuccessful motion for a new trial, defendant appealed from the judgment.

*951The injuries resulted from an accident which appellant describes as follows:

‘ ‘ The accident occurred between 12:30 and 1:00 A. M. and because of the ‘blackout’ which prevailed during the war…