Legal Opinion
Mapes v. Yowell
California Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1960No. L. A. 25767PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCOMB, J.
Plaintiff Frank E. Mapes appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant, after a trial by jury, in an action to recover damages for personal injuries arising out of a collision of two automobiles at an intersection. There is also a purported appeal from an order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.
Facts: About 7:25 p. m. on February 22, 1956, plaintiff, age 17 and a member of the National Guard, was a passenger in a Jeep automobile being driven by one Dennis Sheehan, another member of the National Guard. The Jeep was proceeding in an easterly direction on Wyngate Street as it approached…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Hardin v. San Jose City Lines, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1953
- Akers v. CowanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
- MacKechnie v. OliverCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Miller v. Northwestern Pacific RailroadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
- Timmons v. Assembly of God Church of Van Nuys No. 212California Court of Appeal · 1974
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