Ross v. San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways Co.
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Alameda County. Joseph S. Koford, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWaste, P. J.
This is an action against the defendant street railway company, and its motorman, S. Serpicó, for damages resulting from the death of plaintiff’s minor son, Andrew Ross.
It is charged in the complaint that at the time he was killed, Andrew Ross, a hoy of the age of sixteen years, was walking across Telegraph Avenue, in the city of Berkeley, when a street-car of the defendant company, operated by Serpico at a high, excessive, and careless rate of speed, ran over him, causing his death. It is alleged in a second count that at the time of the accident the motorman so operated the street-car as to…
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