Legal Opinion
Ray v. Jackson
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 20, 1963No. Civ. 217PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN (R.M.), J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff for $18,000 and from an order denying a new trial. His motion for reduction of the verdict was also denied. The complaint is for damages for personal injuries. Defendant raised affirmative defenses of contributory negligence and assumption of risk.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff and disregarding conflicts and contradictions, the facts are as follows:
On June 21, 1960, plaintiff, then 19 years of age, was employed by the National Park Service in Sequoia-Kings…
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