Basler v. Sacramento Gas & Elec. Co.
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Wm. B. Bosley, J. P. Coghlan, and L. T. Hatfield, for Appellant. W. E. Kleinsorge, C. E. McLaughlin, and R. T. McKisick, for Respondents.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
This is an action by husband and wife to recover damages for injuries sustained by the wife while a passenger upon one of defendant’s street-railway cars. The action was tried before a jury. Plaintiffs obtained a verdict, and from the. judgment which followed and from the order of the court refusing its motion for a new trial defendant appeals.
Plaintiffs were returning from an evening entertainment. Reaching their place of debarkation, the car stopped to permit them and other passengers to alight. The husband had stepped off the car and was awaiting to assist his wife therefrom when another…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Harrington v. Los Angeles Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1903
- McFadden v. Santa Ana, Orange, & Tustin Street RailwayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- McKune v. Santa Clara Valley Mill & Lumber Co.California Supreme Court · 1895
- Paine v. San Bernardino Valley Traction Co.California Supreme Court · 1904
- Lamb v. HarbaughCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by37 opinions
- Rush v. LagomarsinoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
- Zaragosa v. CravenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
- Hi-Voltage Wire Works, Inc. v. City of San JoseCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000
- Knoxville Ry. & Light Co. v. VangilderTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Flores v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
32 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.