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Dropo v. City & County of San Francisco

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 30, 1959No. Civ. No. 17887PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBray, J.

Defendants appeal from a judgment entered after jury verdict, awarding plaintiffs $26,000 for the wrongful death of their daughter as a result of being struck by defendants’ streetcar.

Questions Presented

1. Admissibility of sections 51, 52, 21 and 62, Municipal Code.

2. Rejection of defendants’ proposed instruction on tracks as a warning of danger.

3. Was deceased contributorily negligent as a matter of law?

4. Was the verdict excessive ?

Facts

The accident occurred at the “K” line terminal owned by the San Francisco Municipal Railway adjacent to San Francisco City College. There the tracks form a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Pipoly v. BensonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Balthasar v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Daggett v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Hoyt v. Board of Civil Service CommissionersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Nutter v. City of Santa MonicaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ory v. LiberskyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  2. Lareau v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.California Court of Appeal · 1975
  3. Swails v. General Electric Co.California Court of Appeal · 1968
  4. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority v. Brotherhood of Railroad TrainmenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority v. Brotherhood of Railroad TrainmenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960

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