Legal Opinion
Whalen v. Ruiz
California Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 1953No. Sac. 6309PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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This case presents the question of the liability, if any, of a railroad company for failure to make structural changes to meet changing traffic conditions on the highway deck of a bridge, which bridge is owned and operated and which highway deck was used as a public highway under the terms of an agreement with the public authorities.
Plaintiff sought damages for injuries sustained by him when an autobus, in which he and other farm laborers were riding, ran off the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mitau v. RoddanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1906
- Woodbine v. Van HornCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- Hannah v. PogueCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Realty & Rebuilding Co. v. ReaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
- Allen v. San José Land & Water Co.California Supreme Court · 1891
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Continental Baking Co. v. KatzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Warner Construction Corp. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- ASP Properties Group, L.P. v. Fard, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2005
- J. C. Millett Co. v. Park & Tilford Distillers Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 1954
- Low v. City of SacramentoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
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