Legal Opinion
Parks v. Dexter
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 17, 1950No. Civ. 4147PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMussell, J.
Plaintiff, who was employed as a cook by the operators of the Bridgehaven Café at Whitewater in Biverside County, sustained personal injuries when fluorescent light fixtures fell upon him from the ceiling of the café. Trial of the action against defendants, who installed the fixtures under contract, was had before a jury and a verdict returned for plaintiff in the sum of $20,000. A motion for a new trial was made on the following grounds: Irregularity in the proceedings of the court and jury by which defendants were prevented from having a fair trial; excessive damages which were given under…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- See v. North American Accident InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
- Gray v. RobinsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
- Sassano v. RoullardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
- Merralls v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1920
- Otten v. SpreckelsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1914
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Thompson v. John Strona & SonsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Lovett v. DintzerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
- White v. Aetna Life InsursanceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Dizon v. PopeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
- Johns v. WardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
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