Lua v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, J.
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. has appealed from a judgment against it in favor of respondent Panfilo Lua. The dispute between the parties arises out of the injuries Mr. Lua sustained when he tried to climb over appellant’s train, which was stopped and blocking a public grade crossing. The case was tried to a jury, which found for the plaintiff and awarded damages in the amount of $309,400.
Southern Pacific contends that the trial court erred in instructing the jury that a violation of General Order No. 135 of the Public Utilities Commission (P.U.C.) (see 77 Cal.P.U.C.…
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