Reel v. City of South Gate

Defendant city of South Gate, a municipal corporation, appeals from the judgment after verdict awarding plaintiff $52,671.42 as damages for injuries suffered by him when his automobile ran into unlighted barricades in the street, swerved off the pavement and collided with a cement wall.

Appellant urges reversal on the basis of errors in the admission of evidence, errors in the instructions to the jury, and its claim that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the judgment.

The action was pleaded and tried under the provisions of the Public Liability Act (Gov. Code, § 53050 et 'seq.) which…