Legal Opinion
Helms v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 13, 1937No. Civ. 10354PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
—An appeal from a judgment entered upon a verdict in an action to recover damages alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant.
The plaintiff, while standing on a sidewalk at the corner of Masonic Avenue and Fell Street in San Francisco, was injured by the fall of a portion of the glass globe of an electrolier which had been erected at that point. It was stipulated at the trial that the electrolier was owned and maintained by the defendant. The plaintiff, to prove his ease, relied upon the rule of res ipsa loquitur. The defendant moved for a nonsuit, a directed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Michener v. HuttonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
- O'Connor v. MennieCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
- Lejeune v. General Petroleum Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1932
- Brown v. DavisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
- Van Horn v. Pacific Refining & Roofing Co.California Court of Appeal · 1915
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Zentz v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.California Supreme Court · 1952
- Nungaray v. Pleasant Valley Lima Bean Growers & Warehouse Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
- Phillips v. Southern Cal. Edison Co., Ltd.California Court of Appeal · 1937
- Larson v. St. Francis HotelCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
- Taylor v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.California Court of Appeal · 1943
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