Acosta v. Southern California Rapid Transit District

Opinion

TOBRINER, Acting C. J.—Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Los Angeles Superior Court entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff Lucile Acosta for general and special damages in the amount of $12,500. Plaintiff sustained injuries in a fall which occurred when the bus on which she was riding stopped suddenly.

We have concluded that the judgment should be affirmed in that the trial court properly refused to exclude evidence of plaintiff’s medical expenses. In addition, the court properly refused to permit defendant, without a proper foundation, to inquire before the jury as to…