Arnold v. San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Geo. W. Mordecai, W. H. Smith, A. L. Whittle, Chapman & Trefethen, and Morrison, Dunne & Brobeck, for Appellant. Jay Monroe Latimer, and J. E. Pemberton, for Respondents.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
On the 23d of April, 1913, Joseph C. Arnold was killed by a collision between an automobile, which at the time he was driving, and a car run by the defendant on its San Pablo Avenue line. The plaintiffs, being the widow and children of Arnold, began this action to recover the damages which they have suffered from his death, alleging that the collision was caused by the negligence of the defendant. The cause was tried by a jury, a verdict was returned for the plaintiffs in the sum of thirty thousand dollars and judgment was given accordingly. The defendant appeals from the judgment and from an…
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