Legal Opinion
Whicker v. Crescent Auto Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 7, 1937No. Civ. 10233PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
The plaintiff was injured by an automobile driven by defendant, Basil Vaughn, an employee of the corporations named. A jury awarded her as damages the sum of $7,500 as against all the defendants. Following a motion for a new trial the amount was reduced to $5,000 and judgment was entered accordingly.
The defendants, who have appealed, urge that the trial court erred to their prejudice in certain of its instructions and rulings, and also by its denial of their motion for a new trial.
Vaughn’s negligence is not disputed. The jury was instructed that in the absence of evidence to the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Smellie v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1931
- Mar Shee v. Maryland Assurance Corp.California Supreme Court · 1922
- Tuttle v. CrawfordCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Kanopka v. KanopkaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Paulsen v. McDuffieCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Cucinella v. Weston Biscuit Co.California Supreme Court · 1954
- Gibson v. County of MendocinoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- McNear v. Pacific Greyhound LinesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
- Hoppe v. BradshawCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
- Parker v. Manchester Hotel Co.California Court of Appeal · 1938
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