Maestas v. Alameda Cattle Co.

This appeal is from a judgment upon a verdict awarding damages in a common-law action for negligence of a master, resulting in personal injury to a servant.

Defendant’s answer is a general denial. At the close of plaintiff’s case in chief, defendant demurred to the complaint and moved to dis¡miss it for failure to state facts constituting a cause of action; moved to strike certain testimony as not admissible under the complaint as a basis of recovery; moved to strike certain other testimony on another ground; and moved for a directed verdict. These motions having been overruled, defendant…