Legal Opinion

O'Callaghan v. Bode

California Supreme Court

Decided June 12, 1890No. 12852PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Gibson, C.

This was an action against the owners of a warehouse to recover damages for the death of one Francis J. O’Callaghan, which is alleged to have been *492caused by the negligence of the defendants. The plaintiffs had a verdict and judgment, and the defendants appeal.

The general features of the case are as follows: The warehouse was oblong in form, and had a wide door and passage at one end, and a small door and passage at the other. These two passages were parallel with each other, and at right angles to the length of the building. Between them was a large room or space, in which bales of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wright v. RoseberryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
  2. People v. GrundellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Clark v. SawyerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1874

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. People v. ColeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Stiles, Treasurer v. City of GuthrieSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1895
  3. Kreling v. KrelingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Pelton v. SchmidtMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Smith v. Pickwick Stages SystemCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931

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