Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Southern Cal. Edison Co., Ltd.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 20, 1937No. Civ. 11532PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrail, P. J.
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment for damages arising out of a fire which started from a short circuit from one of the defendant’s high-powered electric wires and also from an order denying it a judgment notwithstanding the verdict of the jury.
The primary contention of the defendant is that on the evidence res ipsa loquitur rule could not be applied because, as it contends, all of the testimony shows without conflict that the arc from defendant’s cable to the ground was over and across a distance greater than electric energy of the voltage involved could possibly arc in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Giraude v. Elec. Improvement Co. of San JoseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
- Armstrong v. WallaceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
- Bergen v. Tulare County Power Co.California Supreme Court · 1916
- Atkinson v. United Railroads of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
- Rocca v. Tuolumne County Electric Power & Light Co.California Court of Appeal · 1926
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Leet v. Union Pacific RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Greening v. General Air-Conditioning Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1965
- Roddiscraft, Inc. v. Skelton Logging Co.California Court of Appeal · 1963
- Freitas v. Peerless Stages, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1952
- Gish v. Los Angeles Railway Corp.California Supreme Court · 1939
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