Carrick v. Pound

accident occurred between 5:30 and 7 a.m. on April 29, 1964. Plaintiff-appellant Garrick was a guest in the boat of the defendant-repondent Pound. Appellant was experienced in boat travel, having been around boats all his life, and at one time he had been in charge of a commercial fishing boat. The respondent’s boat was a noncommercial pleasure boat used exclusively for fishing by the respondent. A 16-footer, made of wood, the boat was proceeding full-throttle downstream in the Sacramento River at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour. Respondent was operating the boat from the bow and…