Legal Opinion
Gardner v. American Brake Etc. Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided August 18, 1944No. L. A. 19003PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShenk, J.
Plaintiff sued defendants Marshall and American Brake Shoe & Foundry Company, a corporation, for damages for personal injuries sustained when an automobile owned and being driven by Marshall collided with a motor scooter on which plaintiff was riding. The corporate defendant was joined as the employer of Marshall.
The plaintiff is a young man who at the time of the accident was employed as a messenger by the Postal Telegraph Company. By reason of the accident he suffered a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula of his right leg about three inches below the knee. Both bones were broken into…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Campanella v. CampanellaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
- Hoffmann v. LaneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
- Bishop v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1922
- Gardner v. MarshallCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
3Cited by11 opinions
- Love v. WolfCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
- Pierce v. NashCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
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- Bird v. McGuireCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Van Ostrum v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
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