Luckie v. Diamond Coal Co.
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County granting a new trial. Louis W. Myers, Judge. Reversed. ! The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtFinlayson, P. J.
Defendant appeals from an order granting a new trial after a verdict in its favor.
The action is for the recovery of damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident, alleged to have resulted from the negligence of defendant’s servants. Whether the persons whose negligence caused the accident were the servants of defendant or of one whom defendant claims was an independent contractor, is one of the principal questions presented.
[1] The order granting the new trial is as follows: “The motion of plaintiff for a new trial herein is hereby granted, upon the grounds specified in…
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