Legal Opinion
Dawson v. Williams
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 4, 1954No. Civ. 20127PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOSK, J. pro tem. †
From a determination by the trial court, sitting without a jury, that plaintiffs were entitled to a judgment against both defendants on their negligence claim, the defendant Antell Smith alone appeals.
The accident out of which this controversy arose occurred on December 19, 1951, at the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Venice Boulevard in the city of Los Angeles. At this site, La Brea is a north-south thoroughfare crossing Venice, which runs east-west. Venice consists of two roadways divided by a railroad right-of-way. The northerly roadway is 33 feet wide, the railroad…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Kienlen v. HoltCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
- Harris v. Los Angeles Transit LinesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
- Washam v. Peerless Automatic Staple MacHine Co.California Court of Appeal · 1941
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Zellers v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
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- Hickenbottom v. JeppesenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
- Sesler v. GhummanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
- Westcott v. HamiltonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
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