Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 9, 1929No. Docket No. 3839PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON (R. L.), J.
Separate appeals were taken by the respective defendants from a judgment for damages which was entered against them jointly upon the rendering of a verdict for $12,500 for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, who was killed by coming in contact with a high-power electric wire which was pulled down by the falling of a tree.
The defendant City of Chico owned an extensive tract' of land which was used as a public park and was called Bid-well Park. In this park a golf course and two swimming pools were maintained. March 11, 1925, the city executed a written agreement with the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Giraude v. Elec. Improvement Co. of San JoseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
- Rafferty v. City of MarysvilleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1929
- Giannini v. CampodonicoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1917
- Dawson v. Tulare Union High SchoolCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1929
- Hoffman v. Leavenworth Light, Heat & Power Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1914
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Nicholson v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Beeson v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- Levi v. SW La. Elec. Membership Co-Op.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Stasulat v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.California Supreme Court · 1937
- Hook v. City of SacramentoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
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