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Potter v. Empress Theatre Co.

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 30, 1949No. Civ. 7535; Civ. 7536PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAdams, P. J.

This is an appeal from a judgment in two cases which were filed separately, but consolidated for trial. The one action was brought by Joseph Brady for personal injuries sustained by him when the marquee overhanging the public sidewalk in front of the Hippodrome Theatre on K Street between 10th and 11th Streets in Sacramento fell upon him. The other action was brought by J. D. Wood, Mrs. J. D. Wood, his wife, and Raymond Potter, as heirs of Shirley Potter who was killed in the same accident. Defendants named in both actions were the Empress Theatre Company, a corporation, the Sacramento…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bauman v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
  2. Ostertag v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1944
  3. Kircher v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Holder v. Key SystemCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
  5. Buswell v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Fletcher v. Western National Life InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
  2. Sprecher v. Adamson CompaniesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Courtell v. McEachenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Syah v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
  5. Saslow v. RexfordAlaska Supreme Court · 1964

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