Snoffer v. City of Los Angeles

EDMONDS, J., pro tem.

Plaintiff sued for damage to real property which he alleged was caused by the act of the defendant city in changing the grade of La Brea Avenue. He had judgment upon the verdict of a jury for $300, and thereafter moved for a new trial. This motion was granted and the defendant appeals from the judgment and from the order granting the new trial.

The motion for new trial was made upon the grounds of:

“1. Insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict of the jury, in that the evidence adduced at the trial related to the question of damages to plaintiff herein on June 1,…