Ewens v. Newman

HENDERSON, J., pro tem.

The defendants Newman and Saavedra appeal from a judgment for $12,500, entered against them on the verdict of a jury as damages for the wrongful death of Git Wong, the father of three minor children, "as the result of injuries sustained by him as a passenger in an automobile hired from the defendant Newman, and negligently operated by his employee, the defendant Saavedra. This action was brought by the respondent, in her representative capacity, for the benefit of the three minor children, pursuant to the provisions of section 377 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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