Legal Opinion

Donnelly v. Hufschmidt

California Supreme Court

Decided April 28, 1889No. 11948PublishedCited by 19 opinions

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

1Opinion of the CourtThornton, J.

This is an action to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff in consequence of the negligent conduct of the defendants.. The defendants were engaged to repair a range in a building in which the plaintiff lodged, as tenant and occupant of a room. The defendants completed the *75work late in the afternoon, and by permission of a person in charge left on the premises a box of tools and a box of cement, the contents of which they had been using in repairing the range. They placed the box of tools in a passage-way of the house, and the box of cement in the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Needham v. San Francisco & San José R.R.California Supreme Court · 1869

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Rowland v. ChristianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. VIRGINIA CHANCE v. Lawry's, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Hall v. Barber Door Co.California Supreme Court · 1933
  4. Nelson v. KelloggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Wyland v. Twin Falls Canal Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1930

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