Legal Opinion
Marquis v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 12, 1965No. Civ. 27636PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ASHBURN, J. *
Plaintiffs, husband and wife, appeal from a judgment rendered pursuant to an order directing a verdict for defendant in a personal injury action based on an accident which occurred in the State of Arkansas.
The pretrial conference order says: “Both counsel advise the court that the law of comparative negligence is the law of the State of Arkansas and that each side will try the cause on the basis of the application of such law to this case. ’ ’ Reference seems to be to section 73-1004 of Arkansas Statutes 1947. This presents no problem, however, because the trial court did not…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Manley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Scott v. BurkeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
- Thompson v. Los Angeles & San Diego Beach Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1913
- Peri v. L.A. Junction Ry.California Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Lucas v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1971
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
- Workman v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Johnson v. PetersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974