Adamson v. City & County of San Francisco

In this case the defendant city appeals from a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The judgment was for damages rendered in a personal injury ease. In his complaint the plaintiff- charged that the injuries were caused by the negligent operation of one of the street-cars owned by the defendant. In its answer the defendant denied all allegations of negligence which were pleaded in the complaint and affirmatively pleaded the contributory negligence of the plaintiff. Both parties introduced evidence in support of their respective allegations and the trial court gave instructions to the…