Myers v. City of San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco. The plaintiff obtained a verdict and judgment for five thousand dollars, and the defendant appealed. The other facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Sprague, J.:
This is an action for damages under the statute of April 26th, 1862, entitled “An Act requiring compensation for causing death by wrongful act, neglect, or default.”
The person whose death is alleged to have been caused by the negligence and carelessness of defendant’s employé, was the infant daughter of plaintiff, about seven years of age, who, as is alleged, was run over and crushed to death by a steam fire engine while being driven at a furious and *217dangerous rate of speed, and in a negligent and careless manner, the said engine being the property and under the…
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