Burgesser v. Bullock's

This is an action by the heirs of John Q. Burgesser, deceased, to recover damages due to his death. The trial court instructed the jury to bring in a verdict for the defendants. Plaintiffs appeal. The question presented on the appeal is whether or not there was sufficient evidence to go to the jury.

The decedent was killed by a collision between himself and an automobile belonging to the defendant Bullock's, a corporation, and operated by defendant Clopton, its employee. The accident occurred November 29, 1919, at the intersection of West Jefferson Street and Budlong Avenue, in the city of Los…