Legal Opinion
Nance v. Fresno City Lines, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 16, 1941No. Civ. 2621PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarks, J.
This is an appeal from an order granting a new trial. The order did not specify that the motion was granted because of the insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict of the jury in favor of the defendants. (Code Civ. Proc., sec. 657.)
Defendant Fresno City Lines, Inc., is a common carrier of passengers for hire, and Buck Storey was one of its drivers. Eva H. Nance, wife of Charles A. Nance, was a passenger in one of the buses on December 30, 1939, and had paid her fare. The bus was proceeding north on Fulton Street in the city of Fresno and while in the intersection of Fulton and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Akers v. CowanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
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3Cited by20 opinions
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