Van Rennes v. Southern Counties Gas Co.

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment which was rendered against them pursuant to section 629 of the Code of Civil Procedure notwithstanding the verdict of the jury which was previously returned against the defendant, Southern Counties Gas Company of California, for its alleged negligent maintenance of a cement meter box.

The action arises out of injuries sustained by appellant Katie Van Rennes when she fell over the said meter box while walking along a dirt pathway or sidewalk running north and south between 11th and Melrose Streets on the cast side of Grand Avenue in Buena Park, California,…