Collier v. Los Angeles Railway Co.

This action was instituted by the surviving spouse and two minor children of Leon Collier to recover damages for the claimed wrongful death of the latter which it was alleged resulted from negligence upon the part of de*171fendants. By their answer defendants denied any negligence and by way of a further and separate defense charged that decedent himself was guilty of contributory negligence. Trial was had before a jury resulting in a verdict for the defendants. From the judgment entered thereon plaintiffs prosecute this appeal.

The accident out of which this litigation arose occurred about…